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Buteo swainsoni

Photo by coloshrike
Pawnee National Grassland, Colorado, USA

[edit] Identification

Dark brown, brown chest with dark "bib", white throat patch and a pale belly. A rufous morph is discussed in this thread.

[edit] Distribution

North America, wintering in Argentina.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Prairie and dry grasslands.

[edit] Behaviour

They build a stick nest in a tree, shrub or on a cliff edge. 1-4 white eggs are laid and are incubated by the female for 34-35 days.

[edit] Diet

The diet includes locusts and insects.

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