Species profile
Ridgway's Hawk
Buteo ridgwayi
Quick answer
Lowlands of Hispaniola and satellite islands
- Scientific name
- Buteo ridgwayi
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Genus
- Buteo
- Conservation status
- Critically Endangered
Recording Ridgway's Hawk in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Accipitridae
- African Cuckoo-hawk (Aviceda cuculoides)
- African Fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer)
- African Goshawk (Accipiter tachiro)
- African Harrier-hawk (Polyboroides typus)
- African Hawk-Eagle (Aquila spilogaster)
- African Marsh-harrier (Circus ranivorus)
- Amplibuteo concordatus (Amplibuteo concordatus)
- Amplibuteo hibbardi (Amplibuteo hibbardi)