Listen to the Red-tailed hawk
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About the Red-tailed hawk
The Red-tailed hawk is a bird in the family Accipitridae (order Accipitriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Red-tailed hawk sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
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.
Related birds in the genus Buteo
More from the family Accipitridae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Red-tailed hawk sound like?
You can hear 3 recordings of the Red-tailed hawk on this page, including its call. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Red-tailed hawk endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Red-tailed hawk as “least concern”.
What family does the Red-tailed hawk belong to?
The Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.
Sources & credits
- Buteo jamaicensis - Red-tailed Hawk by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Dordt College Prairie, Sioux, Iowa, United States by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Red-tailed Hawk – Cabrillo National Monument by Xeno-Canto.org – Public domain (NPS) · NPS
- Wikidata Q457471 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Red-tailed hawk – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Rhododendrites – CC BY-SA 4.0