Galapagos Hawk
Buteo galapagoensis(Gould, J, 1837)
English (US) Galapagos Hawk
The Galapagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes.
Range: GalapagosRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Buteo galapagoensis
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Galapagos Hawk
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1837)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Polyborus galapagoensis
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1837)
- Type locality
- Galapagos Islands.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.5, no.49 p.9
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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