white-tailed hawk

noun

Buteo albicaudatus, a species of hawk found in tropical or subtropical environments across the Americas

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Meanings

nounwhite-tailed hawk (plural white-tailed hawks)

plural white-tailed hawks

  1. Buteo albicaudatus, a species of hawk found in tropical or subtropical environments across the Americas

Origin

From white + tail + hawk.

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Translations

Dutch witstaartbuizerd
  • witstaartbuizerdButeo albicaudatus
French buse à queue blanche
  • buse à queue blancheButeo albicaudatus
Italian poiana codabianca americana
  • poiana codabianca americanaButeo albicaudatus
Portuguese gavião-de-rabo-branco
  • gavião-de-rabo-brancoButeo albicaudatus
Russian белохво́стый каню́к
  • белохво́стый каню́к (beloxvóstyj kanjúk)Buteo albicaudatus
Spanish gavilán coliblanco, aguilucho alas largas
  • gavilán coliblancoButeo albicaudatus
  • aguilucho alas largasButeo albicaudatus
Cite this entry
APA

white-tailed hawk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white-tailed%20hawk

MLA

“white-tailed hawk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white-tailed%20hawk. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “white-tailed hawk,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white-tailed%20hawk.

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