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Red-Shouldered Hawk Photo
A number of raptors are found throughout the Bay Area, especially in good hunting grounds across grasslands and throughout the wetland areaas.
The Red-shouldered hawk is smaller than the Red-tailed Hawk and the species is not dimorphic -- which means that males and females look the same in plumage.
Identifying characteristics:
- Size: 16 to 24 inches
- Wingspan: Approximately 40 inches
- Red breast and red under wings
As with many birds, plumage varies by age and season (e.g. breeding season) so markings may differ from bird to bird.
Red-shouldered hawks eat rodents, birds and some reptiles and amphibians.
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Sources: U.S. Geological Survey | Cornell Lab of Ornithology