ðə ɹˈoʊdsaɪd hˈɔːks dˈaɪət kənsˈɪsts mˈeɪnli ʌv ˈɪnsɛkts, skwˈɑːmeɪts, ænd smˈɔːl mˈæməlz, sˈʌtʃ ɐz jˈʌŋ kˈɑːmən mˈɑːɹməsˌɛts ænd sˈɪmɪlɚ smˈɔːl mˈʌŋkiz wˌɪtʃ ɑːɹ hˈʌntᵻd kwˈaɪt ˈɔfən.
The roadside hawk's diet consists mainly of insects, squamates, and small mammals, such as young common marmosets and similar small monkeys which are hunted quite often.