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red-shouldered hawk

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A medium-sized hawk native to North America, of species Buteo lineatus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

North American hawk with reddish brown shoulders

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Buteo lineatus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hawk

History

Etymology

From red + shouldered + hawk.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سقاوة موشحة — Buteo lineatus
  • Dutch: roodschouderbuizerd — Buteo lineatus
  • French: buse à épaulettes — Buteo lineatus
  • German: Rotschulterbussard — Buteo lineatus
  • Italian: poiana spallerosse — Buteo lineatus
  • Navajo: haʼaʼaahdę́ę́ʼ atsáłchííʼ — Buteo lineatus
  • Persian: سارگپۀ شانهسرخ — Buteo lineatus
  • Polish: myszołów rdzawoskrzydły — Buteo lineatus
  • Russian: краснопле́чий каню́к (krasnopléčij kanjúk) — Buteo lineatus
  • Spanish: busardo de hombros rojos — Buteo lineatus