Gundlach's hawk
Astur gundlachi (Lawrence, 1860)
Status not recordedbirds of prey
The gundlach's hawk (Astur gundlachi) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 675 g.
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Quick facts about the gundlach's hawk
- Weight
- 675 g
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forest
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.75
- Lifestyle
- Aerial
- Migration
- Sedentary
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the gundlach's hawk live?
Not recorded
Is the gundlach's 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 gundlach's hawk classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderAccipitriformes
- familyAccipitridae
- genusAstur
- SpeciesAstur gundlachi (Lawrence, 1860)
Synonyms Accipiter gundlachi, Accipiter gundlachii gundlachii
Other names and names in other languages (38)
- صقر جونلادشArabic
- astor de CubaCatalan
- jestřáb kubánskýCzech
- Gwalch GundlachWelsh
- CubaduehøgDanish
- KubahabichtGerman
- kuba akcipitroEsperanto
- Gavilán cubanoSpanish
- kuuba tanukullEstonian
- kuubanlintuhaukkaFinnish
- Autour de CubaFrench
- kubai héjaHungarian
- Sparviero di CubaItalian
- ズグロハイタカJapanese
- კუბური ქორიGeorgian
- kubinis vanagasLithuanian
- Cubaanse SperwerDutch
- kubahaukNorwegian
- krogulec kubańskiPolish
- gavião-cubanoPortuguese
- Кубинский ястребRussian
- jastrab okrovoprsýSlovak
- Kubanski jastrebSerbian
- kubahökSwedish
- Küba AtmacasıTurkish
- яструб кубинськийUkrainian
- Diều hâu GundlachVietnamese
- 古巴鷹Chinese
- Cubansk DuehøgDanish
- GundlachsperberGerman
- Gundlaĉa akcipitroEsperanto
- Gavilán ColilargoSpanish
- Épervier de CubaFrench
- Sparviere di GundlachItalian
- Sparviero di GundlachItalian
- kubaduvhökSwedish
- Gundlach atmacasıTurkish
- 古巴鹰Chinese
Relatives of the gundlach's hawk
Other species in the same genus Astur.

Eurasian goshawk
Astur gentilis
American goshawk
Astur atricapillus
Bicolored hawk
Astur bicolor
Austral hawk
Astur chilensis
Hen hawk
Astur cooperii
Henst's goshawk
Astur henstii
CompareGundlach's hawk vs Eurasian goshawkGundlach's hawk vs American goshawkGundlach's hawk vs Bicolored hawkGundlach's hawk vs Austral hawk
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the gundlach's hawk?
An adult gundlach's hawk weighs 675 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the gundlach's hawk?
The gundlach's hawk (Astur gundlachi) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.
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