Buteo galapagoensis
VU — Vulnerable

Buteo galapagoensis

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

→Stable

Population trend

1

Countries

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01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

AVES

Order

ACCIPITRIFORMES

Family

ACCIPITRIDAE

Genus

Buteo

Buteo galapagoensis belongs to the family ACCIPITRIDAE, order ACCIPITRIFORMES, within the AVES class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Marine intertidalMajorMarine neriticMajorRocky areasMajorShrublandMajor
04 — Threats

Threats

Annual & perennial non-timber crops

Ongoing

Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases

Ongoing

Other threat

Ongoing

Problematic native species/diseases

Ongoing
05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Site/area protection
Species recovery
Species reintroduction
Legislation
06 — Range

Found in 1 Country

Ecuador
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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2026). Buteo galapagoensis (Buteo galapagoensis). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/galapagos-hawk

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