Raptors tend to catch people’s interest more than other species of birds, thanks to their sizes, amazing flights, and hunting techniques. Texas boasts of many species of preying birds in different habitats. There are owls, eagles, falcons, kites, hawks, and vultures inhabiting the state that mainly prey on doves, pigeons, grackles, and carrion. The pictures help in the easy identification of the species.
List of Birds of Prey in Texas
Eagles
- Bald Eagle
- Golden Eagle
- Steller’s Sea-Eagle
Falcons
- Broad-winged Hawk
- Common Black Hawk
- Cooper’s Hawk
- Crane Hawk
- Ferruginous Hawk
- Gray Hawk
- Great Black Hawk
- Harris’s Hawk
- Northern Goshawk
- Northern Harrier
- Osprey
- Red-shouldered Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Roadside Hawk
- Rough-Legged Buzzard
- Rough-legged Hawk
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Short-tailed Hawk
- Swainson’s Hawk
- White-tailed Hawk
- Zone-tailed Hawk
Kites
Owls
Vultures
Birds of Prey in Texas by Sizes
Large Birds Of Prey in Texas: Crested Caracara, Ferruginous Hawk, Great Horned Owl, Black Vulture, Osprey, Turkey Vulture, Bald Eagle, Golden Eagle
Small Birds of Prey in Florida: Sharp-shinned Hawk, Eastern Screech-Owl, American Kestrel.
Birds of Prey in Texas by Regions
Birds of Prey in North Texas: Cooper’s Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk
Birds of Prey in South Texas: Turkey Vulture, Black Vulture, White-tailed Kite, Osprey
Birds of Prey in Central Texas: Red-tailed Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Cooper’s Hawk
Birds of Prey in West Texas: Ferruginous Hawk
Birds of Prey in East Texas: Red-shouldered Hawk
Birds of Prey in Southeast Texas: Turkey Vulture
Birds of Prey in Austin, Texas: Peregrine Falcon, Great Horned Owl, Red-tailed Hawk
Birds of Prey in Texas Gulf Coast: White-tailed Hawk
Birds of Prey in Texas Hill Country: Golden Eagle, Peregrine Falcon