Buteo

Word BUTEO
Character 5
Hyphenation buteo
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Buteo"

What do we mean by buteo?

Any of various broad-winged, soaring hawks of the genus Buteo. noun

A genus of ignoble hawks, of the family Falconidæ, sometimes forming a subfamily Buteoninæ; the buzzards or buzzard-hawks (which see). noun

A genus of broad-winged soaring hawks. noun

Any of the broad-winged soaring raptors of the genus Buteo. noun

Broad-winged soaring hawks noun

Any of the broad-winged soaring raptors of the genus Buteo.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Buteo

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The word "buteo" in example sentences

That name comes from the Latin "buteo," still retained by the ornithologists; but, in its original form, valueless, to you. ❋ John Ruskin (1859)

Raptors amongst the stabilised sands include 15 breeding pairs (about a tenth of the world's population) of the Spanish imperial eagle Aquila heliaca adalberti (VU), black vulture Aegypius monachus, short-toed eagle Circaetus gallicus, booted eagle Hieraaetus pennatus, buzzard Buteo buteo, black kite Milvus migrans, black-shouldered kite Elanus caeruleus, red kite M. milvus, and hobby Falco subbuteo. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The genus Buteo is from the Latin buteo (broad rounded wings). ❋ Unknown (2010)

A buzzard—not an American vulture, but the European hawk buteo buteo, which looks like a small golden eagle—killed and devoured a pigeon in our front garden this morning. ❋ Tanita Davis (2008)

Scientists there have recorded 26 species of raptors, the two most numerous species being the steppe buzzard (Buteo buteo vulpinus) and the steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis). ❋ Unknown (2007)

On the other hand, I saw a buteo hawk today a red-tail, I'd guess. ❋ Bardiac (2007)

The same may be said of the buzzard (buteo vulgaris). ❋ James Conway Walter (N/A)

Buzzard, Buteo buteo, I read in the AA guide to British Birds, a hardback with a beautiful picture of a tawny owl on the cover, which you can still find in many homes. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Red-tailed Hawk - the Bitterroot's most common buteo photo: GNU Free Documentation/Patrick. lynch photo: Creative Commons/norwichnuts ❋ Unknown (2010)

Red-tailed Hawk - the Bitterroot's most common buteo ❋ Unknown (2010)

Red-tailed Hawk - the Bitterroot's most common buteo photo: Creative Commons/FlickreviewR ❋ Unknown (2010)

Partly because of their wingspans (61/2 to 71/2 feet long), golden eagles are the soaring stars of their genus (buteo), outpacing buzzards, hawks and the bald eagle. ❋ THE NEWS TRIBUNE (2010)

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