page_title: List of birds of Dry Tortugas National Park
section_title: Hawks, eagles, and kites
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Dry Tortugas National Park / Hawks, eagles, and kites
caption_attribution_description: English: Red-shouldered Hawk - Buteo lineatus,Chekika Day-use Area, Everglades National Park, Homestead, Florida.
context_page_description: This is a comprehensive listing of the bird species recorded in Dry Tortugas National Park, which is in the U.S. state of Florida. This list is based on one published by the National Park Service dated February 2004. Between that date and July 2020, 17 more species have been added through eBird. The combined list contains 298 species, of which 148 are occasionally observed, 11 are rarely observed, 23 are known or possible breeders, five have been introduced to North America, and one is extinct, all as defined below.
  This list is presented in the taxonomic sequence of the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds, 7th edition through the 61st Supplement, published by the American Ornithological Society. Common and scientific names are also those of the Check-list, except that the common names of families are from the Clements taxonomy because the AOS list does not include them.
  The NPS checklist notes the abundance of each species by season. These status codes have been used to annotate some species; those without a tag are typically observed at least 11 times in at least one season.
  Occasionally observed - a species found one to five times in the season with the most records
context_section_description: Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Accipitridae
  Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey that includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. They have very large, hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight.
  Swallow-tailed kite, Elanoides forficatus (O)
  Northern harrier, Circus hudsonius
  Sharp-shinned hawk, Accipiter striatus
  Cooper's hawk, Accipiter cooperii (O)
  Red-shouldered hawk, Buteo lineatus (R)
  Broad-winged hawk, Buteo platypterus
  Short-tailed hawk, Buteo brachyurus (O)
  Swainson's hawk, Buteo swainsoni (O)
  Red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis (O)
caption: Red-shouldered hawk
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