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Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
Marc J. Bechard, C. Stuart Houston, Jose H. Sarasola, and A. Sidney England
Version: 2.0 — Published August 16, 2010
Version: 2.0 — Published August 16, 2010
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | káně bělohrdlá |
| Dutch | Prairiebuizerd |
| English (United States) | Swainson's Hawk |
| Finnish | preeriahiirihaukka |
| French | Buse de Swainson |
| German | Präriebussard |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Malfini Swenson |
| Hebrew | עקב מגוון |
| Icelandic | Stúfuvákur |
| Japanese | アレチノスリ |
| Norwegian | prærievåk |
| Polish | myszołów preriowy |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | gavião-papa-gafanhoto |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Bútio-das-pradarias |
| Russian | Свенсонов канюк |
| Serbian | Svensonov mišar |
| Slovak | myšiak prériový |
| Spanish | Busardo Chapulinero |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Aguilucho Langostero |
| Spanish (Chile) | Aguilucho Langostero |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Gavilán de Swainson |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Gavilán de Swainson |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Gavilán de Swainson |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Gavilán de Swainson |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Aguililla de Swainson |
| Spanish (Panama) | Gavilán de Swainson |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Aguilucho langostero |
| Spanish (Peru) | Aguilucho de Swainson |
| Spanish (Spain) | Busardo chapulinero |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Aguilucho Langostero |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Gavilán Langostero |
| Swedish | prärievråk |
| Turkish | Sivri Kanatlı Şahin |
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- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of Swainson's Hawk in North America.
This species winters principally in South America; see text for details. Rare in winter along the Pacific slope of Middle America north to Nayarit, Mexico. Very rare in winter in the southern United States outside Florida and California.