Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoniBonaparte, CLJL, 1838
English (US) Swainson's Hawk
The Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes.
Range: western North America; winters to northern Argentina, southern Brazil, and ParaguayRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Buteo swainsoni
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Swainson's Hawk
- Described by
- Bonaparte, CLJL, 1838
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Buteo Swainsoni
- Described by
- Bonaparte, CLJL, 1838
- Original description
- A geographical and comparative list of the birds of Europe and North America p.3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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