ðə ɹˈoʊdsaɪd hˈɔːk ɪz ðə smˈɔːlɪst hˈɔːk ɪnðə wˈaɪdspɹɛd dʒˈɛnəs bjˈuːɾɪˌoʊ; ɔːlðˈoʊ ɹˈɪdɡweɪz hˈɔːk ænd ðə wˈaɪtɹˈʌmpt hˈɔːk ɑːɹ skˈɛɹsli lˈɑːɹdʒɚ.
The roadside hawk is the smallest hawk in the widespread genus Buteo; although Ridgway's hawk and the white-rumped hawk are scarcely larger.