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TAXONOMY
Kingdom Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
Phylum Chordata – cordés, cordado, chordates
Class Aves – Birds, oiseaux
Order Accipitriformes – éperviers, Hawks
Family Accipitridae Vigors, 1824
Genus Buteo Lacepede, 1799 – Buteonine Hawks
Species Buteo galapagoensis (Gould, 1837) – Galapagos Hawk
The Galapagos hawk has a special breeding system that is called cooperative polyandry. The females can mate with up to seven males; while the males are monogamous. It is during the nesting period that the cooperative polyandry occurs. The males will help to raise the chicks by feeding them, and before the hatching incubating the eggs. Galapagos Hawks have a Predator/ Prey relationship with Galapagos Penguins.
STATUS: VULNERABLE
STATUS: VULNERABLE
The Galapagos Hawk weights around 844-1223 grams, its length varies from 45 to 58 cm and its wingspan varies from 116 to 140 cm. The Galapagos Hawk can live until 24 years old. The eyes are brown, the beak greyish black, the legs and feet are yellow. The Galapagos Hawk is endemic to the Galapagos Islands; females are larger than males. Galapagos hawks eat invertebrates like giant centipedes and locusts, and also predate snakes, rodents, lizards, young iguanas, turtle hatchlings and other birds, like Galapagos penguins. They are also one of the major scavengers in Galapagos, feeding off carcasses using their strong beaks.
References
Galapagos Hawk. Galapagos Hawk - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio. (n.d.). Retrieved February 10, 2023, from https://animalia.bio/galapagos-hawk
Integrated Taxonomic Information System - search results. ITIS Standard Report - Error. (n.d.). Retrieved February 10, 2023, from https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt#null
Galapagos Hawk. Galapagos Conservation Trust. (2023, January 18). Retrieved February 10, 2023, from https://galapagosconservation.org.uk/wildlife/galapagos-hawk/
Keywords: cooperative polyandry, endemic, invertebrates, hatchlings, monogamous
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