Birds of Prey in Texas

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

American Kestrel
Aplomado Falcon
Collared Forest Falcon
Crested Caracara
Gyrfalcon
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Prairie Falcon

Hawks

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

Double-toothed Kite
Hook-billed Kite
Mississippi Kite
Snail Kite
Swallow-tailed Kite
White-tailed Kite

Owls

Barn Owl
Barred Owl
Burrowing Owl
Eastern Screech-Owl
Elf Owl
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Flammulated Owl
Great Horned Owl
Long-eared Owl
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Short-eared Owl
Snowy Owl
Spotted Owl
Western Screech-Owl

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.