rough-legged hawk
noun
variants:
or rough-legged buzzard
Definition of rough-legged hawk
: a large circumpolar arctic hawk (Buteo lagopus) that winters southward and typically has a white tail with a wide black band or bands at the tip
Note: Rough-legged hawks hover in the air on beating wings to search tundra, marshes, and fields for rodents to prey on.
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