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Cuba, January 2007

Buteogallus gundlachii

[edit] Identification

Flight: likes to alternate flapping and gliding, even though it can soar.

[edit] Distribution

Endemic to Cuba and Isle of Pines.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.

It was formerly treated as a subspecies of Common Black Hawk.

[edit] Habitat

Mainly in lowland near swamps, beaches and small islands, both in coastal forest and more open areas.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Diet

Food includes a variety of invertebrates and smaller vertebrates.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.

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