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Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo lineatus

Lives in Louisiana all year and nests here. Found in all 64 parishes, across 10 habitats.

Here
All year
Nesting
Nests here
Range
All 64 parishes
Habitats
10

At a glance

Group
Birds
Here
All year
Nesting
Nests here
Range
All 64 parishes
Habitats
10
Habitat models
Year-round

Where it lives

The places its habitat model includes. It is not found everywhere a habitat occurs.

Habitats in Louisiana 10

Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

1 of 10

Swamps

The Land of Evangeline
Year-roundSouthern Coastal Plain Seepage Swamp and Baygall; Lower Mississippi River Bottomland Depressions - Forest Modifier; Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Cypress DomeJoseph Rusling Meeker, The Land of Evangeline (1874): moss-hung trees over a still bayou in Louisiana swamp forest. Regional view: the painting does not name the exact site. Louisiana bayou country (Meeker, The Land of Evangeline, 1874)The Land of Evangeline, Joseph Rusling Meeker, 1874. Public domain. Source record.

Coastal dunes and beaches

Open sand of beaches, dunes and the hollows between them.

Year-roundAtlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Interdunal Wetland

Coastal Plain seepage bogs

Open, wet, seepage-fed bogs of the Coastal Plain and Sandhills, often with pitcher plants.

Year-roundSouthern Coastal Plain Herbaceous Seepage Bog

Floodplain and bottomland forests

Forests on low ground beside rivers and streams that flood from time to time.

Year-roundMississippi River Riparian Forest; Mississippi River Low Floodplain (Bottomland) Forest

Forest edges and thickets

Borders of forests, clearings and shrubby thickets.

Year-roundOnly within 1,000 m of water.Disturbed/Successional - Shrub Regeneration; Harvested Forest - Shrub Regeneration

Hardwood and oak flatwoods

Flat, poorly drained uplands and terraces with oaks, sweetgum and sometimes loblolly pine, wet in winter and dry in summer, but neither a floodplain nor a swamp.

Year-roundOnly within 1,000 m of water.East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Loblolly-Hardwood Flatwoods

Moist forests

Forests on moist but not wet ground, such as rich slopes and ravines.

Year-roundOnly within 1,000 m of water.East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Loess Bluff Forest; East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Mesic Slope Forest

Pine flatwoods

Flat, sandy Coastal Plain pine woodlands, wetter than sandhills and denser than savannas.

Year-roundOnly within 1,000 m of water.East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods - Open Understory Modifier; East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods - Scrub/Shrub Understory Modifier; East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground

Ground opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots.

Year-roundOnly within 1,000 m of water.Developed, Open Space; Pasture/Hay; Disturbed/Successional - Grass/Forb Regeneration

Tree plantations and managed pine

Planted or intensively managed stands of pine or hardwoods grown for timber; a land use rather than a natural community.

Year-roundOnly within 1,000 m of water.Deciduous Plantation; Evergreen Plantation or Managed Pine
Other habitats in its models (82)

Land cover, or classes with no habitat page in Louisiana. Those recorded in Louisiana first, the rest by region.

Elsewhere in the South (48)
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Brownwater Stream Floodplain Forest Year-round.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Central Fresh-Oligohaline Tidal Marsh Year-round.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Central Maritime Forest Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Embayed Region Tidal Freshwater Marsh Year-round.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Mesic Hardwood and Mixed Forest Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Peatland Pocosin Year-round.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Blackwater River Floodplain Forest Year-round.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Brownwater River Floodplain Forest Year-round.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Dune and Maritime Grassland Year-round.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Maritime Forest Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Wet Pine Savanna and Flatwoods Year-round.
  • Central Atlantic Coastal Plain Wet Longleaf Pine Savanna and Flatwoods Year-round.
  • Central Florida Herbaceous Seep Year-round.
  • Central Florida Pine Flatwoods Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Dune and Coastal Grassland Year-round.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Maritime Forest Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Bluff Forest Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Mesic Hardwood Forest Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Savanna and Wet Prairie Year-round.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Small Stream and River Floodplain Forest Year-round.
  • Florida Big Bend Fresh-Oligohaline Tidal Marsh Year-round.
  • Florida Dry Prairie Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water.
  • Floridian Highlands Freshwater Marsh Year-round.
  • Lower Mississippi River Dune Woodland and Forest Year-round.
  • Mississippi Sound Salt and Brackish Tidal Marsh Year-round.
  • Nashville Basin Limestone Glade Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water.
  • South Florida Bayhead Swamp Year-round.
  • South Florida Cypress Dome Year-round.
  • South Florida Dwarf Cypress Savanna Year-round.
  • South Florida Freshwater Slough and Gator Hole Year-round.
  • South Florida Hardwood Hammock Year-round.
  • South Florida Pine Flatwoods Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water.
  • South Florida Pine Rockland Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water.
  • South Florida Wet Marl Prairie Year-round.
  • South-Central Interior / Upper Coastal Plain Flatwoods Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water.
  • South-Central Interior / Upper Coastal Plain Wet Flatwoods Year-round.
  • South-Central Interior Mesophytic Forest Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water.
  • South-Central Interior Small Stream and Riparian Year-round.
  • Southeast Florida Coastal Strand and Maritime Hammock Year-round.
  • Southern and Central Appalachian Bog and Fen Year-round.
  • Southern and Central Appalachian Cove Forest Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water.
  • Southern Coastal Plain Blackwater River Floodplain Forest Year-round.
  • Southern Coastal Plain Hydric Hammock Year-round.
  • Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp Year-round.
  • Southern Piedmont Mesic Forest Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water.
  • Southern Piedmont Small Floodplain and Riparian Forest Year-round.
  • Southwest Florida Coastal Strand and Maritime Hammock Year-round.
  • Southwest Florida Dune and Coastal Grassland Year-round.
Northeast (6)
  • Appalachian Hemlock-Hardwood Forest Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Northern Fresh and Oligohaline Tidal Marsh Year-round.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Northern Maritime Forest Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water.
  • Central Appalachian Oak and Pine Forest Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water.
  • Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Basin Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest Year-round.
  • Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Dune and Swale Year-round.
Land cover and other classes (28)
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Blackwater Stream Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Year-round.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Clay-Based Carolina Bay Forested Wetland Year-round.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Clay-Based Carolina Bay Herbaceous Wetland Year-round.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Depression Pondshore Year-round.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Nonriverine Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest - Oak Dominated Modifier Year-round.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Nonriverine Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest - Taxodium/Nyssa Modifier Year-round.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Streamhead Seepage Swamp - Pocosin - and Baygall Year-round.
  • Central Appalachian Floodplain - Forest Modifier Year-round.
  • Central Appalachian Riparian - Forest Modifier Year-round.
  • Developed, Low Intensity Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Black Belt Calcareous Prairie and Woodland - Herbaceous Modifier Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Black Belt Calcareous Prairie and Woodland - Woodland Modifier Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest - Mixed Modifier Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Jackson Plain Dry Flatwoods - Open Understory Modifier Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Jackson Prairie and Woodland Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Year-round.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest - Herbaceous Modifier Year-round.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods - Offsite Hardwood Modifier Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Depression Pondshore Year-round.
  • Eastern Highland Rim Prairie and Barrens - Dry Modifier Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water.
  • Harvested Forest - Grass/Forb Regeneration Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water.
  • Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest - Mixed Modifier Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water.
  • South-Central Interior Large Floodplain - Forest Modifier Year-round.
  • South-Central Interior Large Floodplain - Herbaceous Modifier Year-round.
  • Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Mixed Modifier Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water.
  • Southern Piedmont Large Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Year-round.
  • Southern Piedmont/Ridge and Valley Upland Depression Swamp Year-round.
  • Unconsolidated Shore Year-round.

All habitats

Seasons in Louisiana

  • Year-round: nests here, in all 64 parishes.

Also found in this habitat

Plants 348

Plants named in NatureServe descriptions of these habitats that grow in Louisiana. Shared habitat, not food.

Wildlife 280

Other animals whose habitat models include the same habitats in Louisiana. Not sighting records.

NatureServe Explorer, CC BY 4.0. USGS Gap Analysis Project habitat models.

Sources