- Swainson's hawk
- noun Etymology: William Swainson died 1855 English naturalist Date: 1895 a buteo (Buteo swainsonii) chiefly of western North America and South America having pointed wings and usually a dark breast
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Swainson's hawk
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Swainson's Hawk — Taxobox name = Swainson s Hawk status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 300px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Falconiformes familia = Accipitridae genus = Buteo species = B. swainsoni binomial = Buteo… … Wikipedia
Swainson`s hawk — Sveinsono suopis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Buteo swainsoni angl. Swainson s hawk vok. Präriebussard, m rus. свенсонов канюк, m pranc. buse de Swainson, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas – tikrieji suopiai … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
swainson's hawk — noun also swainson hawk Etymology: after William Swainson died 1855 English naturalist : a large variable but typically grayish brown to dusky brown hawk (Buteo swainsoni) that breeds from Alaska throughout most of western No. America, winters… … Useful english dictionary
Swainson's hawk — /swayn seuhnz/ a migratory hawk, Buteo swainsoni, of western North America, that winters in southern South America. [1890 95, Amer.; named after William Swainson (1789 1855), English naturalist] * * * … Universalium
Swainson — is a family name of English origin. It may refer to:People* Charles Anthony Swainson (1820–1887), English theologian * Gina Swainson (born 1958), Bermudan first runner up in the 1979 Miss Universe contest * Isaac Swainson (1746 1812), English… … Wikipedia
Hawk — /hawk/, n. Mil. a medium range, mobile U.S. surface to air missile system. [H(oming) A(ll the) W(ay) K(iller)] * * * I Any of many small to medium sized, diurnal birds of prey, particularly those in the genus Accipiter. The term is often applied… … Universalium
hawk — hawk1 hawklike, adj. /hawk/, n. 1. any of numerous birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, having a short, hooked beak, broad wings, and curved talons, often seen circling or swooping at low altitudes. 2. any of several similar, unrelated birds … Universalium
swainson hawk — noun see swainson s hawk … Useful english dictionary
Swainson's thrush — a North American thrush, Catharus ustulatus, having olive upper parts and wintering south to Argentina. Also called olive backed thrush. [see SWAINSON S HAWK] * * * Swainson s thrush, = olive backed thrush. (Cf. ↑olive backed thrush) … Useful english dictionary
Swainson's thrush — a North American thrush, Catharus ustulatus, having olive upper parts and wintering south to Argentina. Also called olive backed thrush. [see SWAINSON S HAWK] * * * … Universalium
