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Ridgway's hawk

Buteo ridgwayi (Cory, 1883)

CRCritically Endangeredbirds of prey

The ridgway's hawk (Buteo ridgwayi) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 315 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Critically Endangered.

Ridgway's hawk (Buteo ridgwayi)
Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the ridgway's hawk

Weight
315 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the ridgway's hawk live?

Not recorded

What is the ridgway's hawk?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Ridgway's hawk (Buteo ridgwayi) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae endemic to the island of Hispaniola (both Haiti and the Dominican Republic) in the Caribbean. It is classified as Critically Endangered because of habitat destruction and human persecution in the Dominican Republic; however, due to conservation efforts, the population is now increasing.

It is named in honour of the ornithologist Robert Ridgway.

From the Wikipedia article “Ridgway's hawk” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ridgway%27s_hawk&oldid=1380702686), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the ridgway's hawk endangered?

The ridgway's hawk is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Critically Endangered species. What the categories mean.

How is the ridgway's hawk classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAccipitriformes
  5. familyAccipitridae
  6. genusButeo
  7. SpeciesButeo ridgwayi (Cory, 1883)

Synonyms Buteo ridgwayii, Rupornis ridgwayi

Other names and names in other languages (43)
  • Hispaniolan hawkEnglish
  • Hispaniolan hawkEnglish
  • aligot de RidgwayCatalan
  • káně dominikánskáCzech
  • bwncath RidgwayWelsh
  • HispaniolavågeDanish
  • HispañiolavågeDanish
  • HaitibussardGerman
  • Haiti-BussardGerman
  • hispaniola buteoEsperanto
  • Busardo de La EspañolaSpanish
  • Gavilán de La EspañolaSpanish
  • Gavilán de la HispaniolaSpanish
  • Gavilán de los BosquesSpanish
  • Gavilán de RidgwaySpanish
  • GuaraguaítoSpanish
  • Guaraguaíto de la EspañolaSpanish
  • haiti viuEstonian
  • haitinhiirihaukkaFinnish
  • hispaniolanhiirihaukkaFinnish
  • Buse de RidgwayFrench
  • Ti Malfini savannHaitian Creole
  • hispaniolski škanjacCroatian
  • haiti ölyvHungarian
  • Poiana di RidgwayItalian
  • ヒスパニオラノスリJapanese
  • haitinis suopisLithuanian
  • Ridgways BuizerdDutch
  • hispaniolavåkNorwegian
  • myszołów siwogłowyPolish
  • bútio-haitianoPortuguese
  • bútio-dominicanoPortuguese
  • gavião-da-hispaniolaPortuguese
  • Гаитийский канюкRussian
  • Гаитянский канюкRussian
  • myšiak pestrýSlovak
  • Ridžvejev mišarSerbian
  • hispaniolavråkSwedish
  • Haiti şahiniTurkish
  • Hispanyola ŞahiniTurkish
  • канюк гаїтійськийUkrainian
  • 島鵟Chinese
  • 里氏鵟Chinese

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Relatives of the ridgway's hawk

Other species in the same genus Buteo.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the ridgway's hawk?

An adult ridgway's hawk weighs 315 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the ridgway's hawk endangered?

The ridgway's hawk is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the ridgway's hawk?

The ridgway's hawk (Buteo ridgwayi) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{ridgways_hawk_2026,
  title = {Ridgway's hawk (Buteo ridgwayi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ridgways-hawk},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}