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 LC    Swainson's Hawk* Id (Atlas):
    Buteo swainsoni

Description (10)
Image of Swainson's Hawk
 

Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Size
46 - 52 cm

First Described (Guide)
Bonaparte, 1838

Habitat
Temperate grassland. From 500 - 2,100 m, occasionally to 2,800 m.

Range (Guide)
Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada (B), Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay (NB), USA (B), Venezuela.

Vagrant to Chile, Dominican Republic, Norway, Trinidad and Tobago.

Western and central North America from Alaska south-east to Minnesota, and south to northern Mexico. Winters mostly in South America, especially in northern Argentina, southern Brazil and Paraguay; also some birds in southern and western USA.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 490,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (22)...)

 
Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) [XC139794]
     by Ted Floyd from Cheyenne, Laramie, Wyoming, United States (flight call)

 
Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) [XC493363]
     by Phoenix Birder from Hereford, Cochise County, Arizona, United States (begging call, call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Swainsons Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) - 10 files


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