Red-tailed hawk: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the red-tailed hawk lives – recorded in 19 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Buteo jamaicensis
Group	Birds of prey
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	19 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Bird
Order	Accipitriformes
Family	Accipitridae

Where does the red-tailed hawk live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the red-tailed hawk in 19 countries and territories across North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the red-tailed hawk endangered?

The red-tailed hawk’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the red-tailed hawk?

The red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) is a bird in the order Accipitriformes and the family Accipitridae, genus Buteo. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the red-tailed hawk

The red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) is a bird of prey and one of the most common hawks in North America. In the United States, it is one of three species colloquially known as the "chickenhawk". The red-tailed hawk breeds throughout most of the continent, from western Alaska and northern Canada to as far south as Panama and the West Indies. The red-tailed hawk occupies a wide range of habitats and altitudes, including deserts, grasslands, coniferous and deciduous forests, agricultural fields, and urban areas. It is absent in areas of unbroken forest and in the high arctic. It is legally protected in Canada, Mexico, and the United States by the Migratory Bird Treaty.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Red-tailed hawk (revision 1380583508), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q457471 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).