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Revision as of 21:00, 8 November 2011 by Deliatodd-18346 (talk | contribs) (Reference updated)
Photo by mrmike
Cuba, January 2007
Buteogallus gundlachii

Identification

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

Distribution

Endemic to Cuba and Isle of Pines.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.

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

Habitat

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

Behaviour

Diet

Food includes a variety of invertebrates and smaller vertebrates.

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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