Swainson's hawk
noun
Swain·son's hawk
ˈswān(t)-sənz- 
: a buteo (Buteo swainsonii) chiefly of western North America and South America having pointed wings and usually a dark breast
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Nearly 100 of those species were native birds, like the Swainson's hawk.
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Anton L. Delgado, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2020
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Anton L. Delgado, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2020
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