red-shouldered hawk

noun

A medium-sized hawk native to North America, of species Buteo lineatus.

Similar
Buteo lineatus

Meanings

nounred-shouldered hawk (plural red-shouldered hawks)

plural red-shouldered hawks

  1. A medium-sized hawk native to North America, of species Buteo lineatus.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounNorth American hawk with reddish brown shoulders

Similar
Buteo lineatus
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Arabic سقاوة موشحة
  • سقاوة موشحةButeo lineatus
Dutch roodschouderbuizerd
  • roodschouderbuizerdButeo lineatus
French buse à épaulettes
  • buse à épaulettesButeo lineatus
German Rotschulterbussard
  • RotschulterbussardButeo lineatus
Italian poiana spallerosse
  • poiana spallerosseButeo lineatus
Persian سارگپۀ شانهسرخ
  • سارگپۀ شانهسرخButeo lineatus
Polish myszołów rdzawoskrzydły
  • myszołów rdzawoskrzydłyButeo lineatus
Russian краснопле́чий каню́к
  • краснопле́чий каню́к (krasnopléčij kanjúk)Buteo lineatus
Spanish busardo de hombros rojos
  • busardo de hombros rojosButeo lineatus
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Chicago

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