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

• Black Vulture
• Turkey Vulture

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