Swainson's Hawk

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Taxon taxon Q833963
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Swainson's Hawk

Summary

Swainson's Hawk is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (494 views/month, #1,470 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Swainson's Hawk's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Swainson's Hawk is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • William Swainson is named after Swainson's Hawk[5].
  • Swainson's Hawk's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Swainson's Hawk belongs to the parent taxon Buteo[7].
  • Swainson's Hawk's scientific name is Buteo swainsoni[8].
  • Swainson's Hawk's Commons category is recorded as Buteo swainsoni[9].
  • Swainson's Hawk's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Buteo swainsoni[10].
  • Swainson's Hawk's Commons gallery is recorded as Buteo swainsoni[11].
  • Swainson's Hawk is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Swainson's Hawk"}[12].
  • Swainson's Hawk is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Präriebussard'}[13].
  • Swainson's Hawk is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Busardo chapulinero'}[14].
  • Swainson's Hawk is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'aligot de Swainson'}[15].
  • Swainson's Hawk is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'káně bělohrdlá'}[16].
  • Swainson's Hawk is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'preeriaviu'}[17].
  • Swainson's Hawk is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Prærievåk'}[18].
  • Swainson's Hawk is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Свенсонов канюк'}[19].
  • Swainson's Hawk is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'アレチノスリ'}[20].
  • Swainson's Hawk is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Prærievåge'}[21].
  • Swainson's Hawk is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'preeriahiirihaukka'}[22].
  • Swainson's Hawk is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'prériölyv'}[23].
  • Swainson's Hawk is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'myszołów preriowy'}[24].
  • Swainson's Hawk is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'myšiak prériový'}[25].
  • Swainson's Hawk is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'prärievråk'}[26].
  • Swainson's Hawk is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Prairiebuizerd'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Swainson's Hawk is Buteo swainsoni[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Buteo[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': "it"}[12], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Präriebussard'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Busardo chapulinero'}[14], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'aligot de Swainson'}[15], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'káně bělohrdlá'}[16], and {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'preeriaviu'}[17].

Discovery and Description

William Swainson is named after Swainson's Hawk[5].

Identifiers

Swainson's Hawk's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 5196[28]. Swainson's Hawk's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 156757[29]. Swainson's Hawk's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2480562[30]. Swainson's Hawk's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175367[31].

Why It Matters

Swainson's Hawk ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (494 views/month, #1,470 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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