Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusButeo (Buteos)
- SpeciesButeo lineatus (Red-shouldered Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Shenandoah National Park
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 11 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 13 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 14 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 17 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 18 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 19 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 20 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-shouldered Hawk in Shenandoah National Park?
About 26% of visitor-days record a Red-shouldered Hawk sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 4441 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-shouldered Hawk in Shenandoah National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Red-shouldered Hawk in Shenandoah National Park in our monthly data.