Biology:Puerto Rican broad-winged hawk
| Puerto Rican broad-winged hawk | |
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| Puerto Rican broad-winged hawk (guaraguao de bosque) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Buteo |
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| Subspecies: | B. p. brunnescens
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| Trinomial name | |
| Buteo platypterus brunnescens Danforth & Smyth, 1935[2]Buteo platypterus brunnescens Danforth & Smyth, 1935; Taxonomic Serial No.: 824491. ITIS. Retrieved 12 September 2013.</ref>
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The Puerto Rican broad-winged hawk (Buteo platypterus brunnescens) is an endangered[3] subspecies of the broad-winged hawk (B. platypterus). It is a small hawk that occurs in Puerto Rico,[4] inhabiting the Toro Negro State Forest.[5] It is restricted to the montane forests of the Cordillera Central, Sierra de Cayey, and Sierra de Luquillo. It was federally listed as endangered on September 9, 1994. This species occurs in elfin woodland, sierra palm, caimitillo-granadillo, and tabonuco forest types of the Río Abajo Commonwealth Forest, Carite Commonwealth Forest, and El Yunque National Forest as well as within hardwood plantations, shade coffee plantations, and mature secondary forests. In 1994, the Puerto Rican broad-winged hawk population was estimated at 125 individuals islandwide.[6]
Its Spanish common name is guaragüao de bosque.
See also
- Birds of Puerto Rico
- Fauna of Puerto Rico
- List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico
References
- ↑ "Federal Register entry". http://ecos.fws.gov/docs/federal_register/fr2684.pdf.
- ↑ Lepage, Denis (24 June 2003). "Broad-winged Hawk (Puerto Rican) (Buteo platypterus brunnescens) Danforth & Smyth, 1935". Avibase. http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=4549306EAD80A1A9.
- ↑ Caribbean Endangered and Threatened Animals. US FWS. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ↑ Hengstenberg, D. W.; Vilella, F. J. (2005). "Nesting ecology and behaviour of Broad-winged Hawks in moist karst forest of Puerto Rico" (PDF). Journal of Raptor Research 39 (4): 404–416. http://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/jrr/v039n04/p00404-p00416.pdf. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
- ↑ Bosques de Puerto Rico: Bosque Estatal de Toro Negro. Hojas de Nuestro Ambiente. July 2008. [Publication/Issue: P-030] Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ↑ "Federal Register, Volume 59 Issue 1 (Monday, January 3, 1994)". January 3, 1994. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1994-01-03/html/93-32052.htm.
Further reading
- U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service. 1997. Puerto Rican Broad-winged Hawk and Puerto Rican Sharp-shinned Hawk Recovery Plan. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Atlanta, Georgia. 30pp.
- Broad-winged Hawk, Life History, All About Birds. Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
- "Species account: Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus". Global Raptor Information Network. 5 August 2010. http://www.globalraptors.org/grin/SpeciesResults.asp?specID=8118.
Wikidata ☰ Q15708190 entry
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