Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 22,574
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Swainson's hawk is a large bird species 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 and will voraciously eat these insects whenever they are available.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Swainson's hawk”.