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The Harris's hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) is a bird found in United States, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Mexico. Deserts and open woods from the southwestern US to Chile. It eats small mammals and birds and reptiles and frogs. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Harris's hawk lives

Deserts and open woods from the southwestern US to Chile.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐭 Mammals & birds90%
• 🦎 Reptiles & frogs10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Harris's hawk

Recorded by Kevin Arriagada Stange (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC682294. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Harris's hawk

Where does the Harris's hawk live?

The Harris's hawk lives in United States, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Mexico. Deserts and open woods from the southwestern US to Chile.

What does the Harris's hawk eat?

small mammals and birds (about 90%), reptiles and frogs (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Harris's hawk endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from North America

• Limpkin
• Steller's jay
• Lesser yellowlegs
• Northern pintail
• American oystercatcher
• Black-billed magpie

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.