Is red tailed hawk a carnivore?

Answer 1

Yes, they eat meat only. 90% of their diet is made up of small rodents, but they also eat snakes, lizards, and rabbits. During spring and summer, in areas of their territory where pheasants are abundant, they become the food the Red-tailed Hawks seem to prefer the most.

Answer 2

Yes. They eat flesh (meat)...but like many other birds they will also eat insects such as grasshoppers and crickets when other food is scarce.

Answer 3

All hawks are basically carnivorous.