Buteo lineatus Gmelin 1788 (red-shouldered hawk)

Aves - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae

Alternative combination: Falco lineatus

Belongs to Buteo according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Broughton 2004, Kilmer and Steadman 2016, Miller and DeMay 1942, Wetmore 1931, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1962

Sister taxa: Buteo (Triorchis), Buteo ales, Buteo antecursor, Buteo brachypterus, Buteo buteo, Buteo conterminus, Buteo contortus, Buteo dananus, Buteo dondasi, Buteo fluviaticus, Buteo fuscescens, Buteo grangeri, Buteo hoffstetteri, Buteo jamaicensis, Buteo lagopus, Buteo nitidus, Buteo platypterus, Buteo pusillus, Buteo quadratus, Buteo regalis, Buteo rufinus, Buteo sanfelipensis, Buteo solitarius, Buteo spassovi, Buteo swainsoni, Buteo typhoius

Ecology: volant carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of the Bahamas (1 collection), Cuba (1), United States (13: California, Florida, Ohio, Virginia)

Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence

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