Meanings
nounshort-tailed hawk (plural short-tailed hawks)
plural short-tailed hawks
- an American bird of prey in the family Accipitridae
Origin
Translations
Dutch kortstaartbuizerd
- kortstaartbuizerdButeo brachyurus
French buse à queue courte
- buse à queue courteButeo brachyurus
Hungarian rövidfarkú ölyv
- rövidfarkú ölyvButeo brachyurus
Italian poiana codacorta
- poiana codacortaButeo brachyurus
Polish myszołów krótkoogonowy
- myszołów krótkoogonowyButeo brachyurus
Portuguese gavião-de-cauda-curta
- gavião-de-cauda-curtaButeo brachyurus
Russian короткохво́стый каню́к
- короткохво́стый каню́к (korotkoxvóstyj kanjúk)Buteo brachyurus
Spanish gavilán rabicorto, busardo de cola corta
- gavilán rabicortoButeo brachyurus
- busardo de cola cortaButeo brachyurus
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APA
short-tailed hawk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short-tailed%20hawk
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“short-tailed hawk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short-tailed%20hawk. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “short-tailed hawk,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short-tailed%20hawk.
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