Ridgway's Hawk (Buteo ridgwayi) | Photos and ID

CRCritically EndangeredVertebrates

ForestPlatform nestLarge · 866 g

Ridgway's Hawk (Buteo ridgwayi), photo 4 — Photo: Anthony Batista · CC BY 4.0

Ridgway's Hawk (Buteo ridgwayi), photo 5 — Photo: Anthony Batista · CC BY 4.0

Ridgway's Hawk (Buteo ridgwayi), photo 6 — Photo: Odile V · CC0

Ridgway's Hawk (Buteo ridgwayi), photo 7 — Photo: Odile V · CC0

Ridgway's Hawk (Buteo ridgwayi), photo 10 — Photo: Jonathan Curley · CC BY 4.0

ID tip

B. ridgwayi is a medium-sized, compact hawk, measuring 36–41 cm long. The adult has brown-grey upperparts and greyish barred underparts, with a reddish-brown wash, rufous-tinged thighs, and a black-and-white barred tail. The male is more grey than the female, and the legs and the base of bill are yellow.

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When to see the Ridgway's Hawk

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Ridgway's Hawk

Regular range

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Dominican Republic Haiti

About the Ridgway's Hawk

Ridgway's hawk is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae endemic to the island of Hispaniola 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.

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Easily confused with

Rufous-tailed HawkButeo ventralisThe rufous-tailed hawk is similar to the red-tailed hawk.

Socotra BuzzardButeo socotraensisThe Socotra buzzard measures 45 cm in length.

Grey HawkButeo plagiatusThe gray hawk averages 46–61 cm (18–24 in) inches in length and weighs 475 g (16.8 oz).

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