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Species Explorer Details for Swainson's hawk

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Names

Scientific Name:	Buteo swainsoni
Common Name:	Swainson's hawk
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Status

Native to California:	True
Uncommon in California:
Status:	Federal Listed: None, State Listed: Threatened, Global Rank: G5, State Rank: S4, IUCN: Least Concern, BLM: Sensitive

Classification

Category:	Bird
Class:	Aves
Order:	Falconiformes
Family:	Accipitridae
Hybrid Name:
Genus:	Buteo
Species:	swainsoni
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Additional Classification (Undescribed):

Reference Keys

DFG TaxonID:	867
Other Identifying Codes:	AOU (SWHA) , TSN (175367) , CNDDB (ABNKC19070) , TNS-Global (105571) , CWHR (B121)

Source Information

Author (Infra Species):
Author:	Bonaparte, 1838
Taxon Name Source:	DFG California Natural Diversity Database
Data Source:	DFG California Natural Diversity Database
Date Added:	2/10/1982
Date Updated:	3/11/2010
Updated by:	sys
Review Status:	Active

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Associated Documents

Life history account for Swainson's Hawk

Range map for Swainson's Hawk

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