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Swainson's Hawk

Swainson’s Hawk - Buteo swainsoni
Photo copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy • Pipeline Road, Panama • 24 April 2010

Bird name: Swainson’s Hawk
Latin: Buteo swainsoni
Other: Grasshopper Hawk • Gavilán langostero (Es), Gavilán de Swainson
Family: Accipitridae • Hawks, Birds of Prey
Range: North and west US etc (Apr - Sep) to Argentina etc (Nov - Mar)
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A couple of Swainson’s Hawks were seen migrating northwards at the end of April, one in a large group of Mississippi Kites, near Pipeline Road in central Panama.

Swainson’s Hawk - Buteo swainsoni


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