Species
Buteo swainsoni (Swainson’s hawk)
Buteo swainsoni. Photo: (c) Rich Kostecke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Swainson’s hawk (Buteo swainsoni), is a large Buteo hawk in the Accipitriformes order. This species was named after William Swainson, a British naturalist. It is colloquially known as the grasshopper hawk or locust hawk, as it is very fond of Acrididae (locusts and grasshoppers) and will voraciously eat these insects whenever they are available.
Sightings
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