Galapagos hawk
Buteo galapagoensis (Gould, 1837)
Status not recordedbirds of prey
The galapagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes.
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Quick facts about the galapagos hawk
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the galapagos hawk live?
Not recorded
Is the galapagos hawk endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the galapagos hawk classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderAccipitriformes
- familyAccipitridae
- genusButeo
- SpeciesButeo galapagoensis (Gould, 1837)
Synonyms Polyborus galapagoensis
Other names and names in other languages (40)
- Galápagos hawkEnglish
- aligot de les GalápagosCatalan
- káně galapážskáCzech
- bwncath y GalapagosWelsh
- GalapagosvågeDanish
- GalapagosbussardGerman
- galapaga buteoEsperanto
- Busardo de GalápagosSpanish
- galápagose viuEstonian
- galapagosinhiirihaukkaFinnish
- Buse des GalapagosFrench
- galapagoski škanjacCroatian
- galápagosi ölyvHungarian
- Poiana delle GalapagosItalian
- ガラパゴスノスリJapanese
- galapaginis suopisLithuanian
- GalapagosbuizerdDutch
- galapagosvåkNorwegian
- myszołów galapagoskiPolish
- bútio-das-galápagosPortuguese
- Галапагосский канюкRussian
- myšiak galapágskySlovak
- Galapagoski mišarSerbian
- galápagosvråkSwedish
- Galapagos ŞahiniTurkish
- канюк галапагоськийUkrainian
- 加岛鵟Chinese
- GalápagosvågeDanish
- Galapagos-BussardGerman
- GalápagosbussardGerman
- Busardo de las GalápagosSpanish
- Gavilán de GalapagosSpanish
- Ratonero de las GalápagosSpanish
- galápagosinhiirihaukkaFinnish
- Galapagoški škanjacCroatian
- Poiana delle GalápagosItalian
- GalápagosbuizerdDutch
- gavião-das-galápagosPortuguese
- Gavião-de-GalápagosPortuguese
- 加拉巴哥鵟Chinese
Relatives of the galapagos hawk
Other species in the same genus Buteo.
Common buzzard
Buteo buteo
Rough-legged buzzard
Buteo lagopus
Long-legged buzzard
Buteo rufinus
Macaw
Buteo jamaicensis
Upland buzzard
Buteo hemilasius
Hen hawk
Buteo lineatus
CompareGalapagos hawk vs Common buzzardGalapagos hawk vs Rough-legged buzzardGalapagos hawk vs Long-legged buzzardGalapagos hawk vs Macaw
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the galapagos hawk?
The galapagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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