Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Ridgway's Hawk (Buteo ridgwayi) - HBW 2, p. 179
French: Buse de Ridgway
German: Haitibussard
Spanish: Busardo de la Española
Taxonomy: Rupornis ridgwayi Cory, 1883, Santo Domingo.
Appears closely allied to B. nitidus, B. magnirostris and especially B. lineatus; this group perhaps more closely tied to Leucopternis than Buteo. Monotypic.
Distribution: Hispaniola and several adjacent islets.
- Critically Endangered Enlarge map
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A single individual perched on a branch of a Cecropia near the nest site. Chick just hatched the night before. Locality Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic (Monotypic species)
DAVID ASCANIO 18 April 2010 3 years ago 13 sec 4.7 -
A bird perched and looking down Locality Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic (Monotypic species)
DAVID ASCANIO 30 April 2007 5 years ago 43 sec 4.2 -
A bird calling twice from a tree Locality Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic (Monotypic species)
DAVID ASCANIO 30 April 2007 5 years ago 4 sec 4.1 -
An individual standing on a branch, calling several times Locality Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic (Monotypic species)
DAVID ASCANIO 30 April 2007 5 years ago 18 sec 3.6
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Immature male sun bathing after hunting.
Locality Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Daniel Nunez 4 September 2012 30 weeks ago 3.7
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Alarm call near the nest. Locality Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic
(Monotypic species)
herve jacob 2 February 2012 1 year ago 4 -
Two birds in flight near there nest.
Locality Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic
(Monotypic species)
herve jacob 2 February 2012 1 year ago 3
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