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Cuban Black Hawk
Buteogallus gundlachii
Cuban Black Hawk (Buteogallus gundlachii) — Birds of Prey of North America.
The Cuban Black Hawk (Buteogallus gundlachii) is a member of the Accipitridae family found in North America. Adults weigh 975 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Accipitriformes
- Family Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles
- Genus Buteogallus
- Species gundlachii
Quick facts
- Weight
- 975 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Near Threatened
Least Concern
Vulnerable
Least Concern
Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Cuban Black Hawk is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open woodland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Cuban Black Hawk is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Cuban Black Hawk (Buteogallus gundlachii) is a species of bird in the Accipitridae family, part of the order Accipitriformes. It occurs naturally across North America. Its distribution covers NA Cuba.
It is a very large bird. Adults weighs around 975 g, with a wing length of about 34.8 cm and a tail of around 19 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 15,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Cuban Black Hawk?
The Cuban Black Hawk is a very large bird that weighs around 975 g.
Where does the Cuban Black Hawk live?
The Cuban Black Hawk is found across North America with a range covering NA Cuba, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Cuban Black Hawk belong to?
The Cuban Black Hawk (Buteogallus gundlachii) belongs to the Accipitridae family, in the order Accipitriformes.
What does the Cuban Black Hawk eat?
The Cuban Black Hawk is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Cuban Black Hawk migrate?
The Cuban Black Hawk is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Cuban Black Hawk endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
What sound does the Cuban Black Hawk make?
1 real field recording of the Cuban Black Hawk — including its flight call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Cuban Black Hawk's range?
The Cuban Black Hawk has a mapped global range of about 15,000 km².
Conservation
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Guides for this bird
Meet the Accipitridae
A field guide to the Accipitridae family — 254 species in the Birbs encyclopedia, with the best-known members to start with.