Galápagos Hawk

The Galápagos Hawk Buteo galapagoensis is one of the Galápagos Islands' few predators. It hunts and scavanges and can frequently be seen devouring young land and marine iguanas, lizards, rats, centipedes, grasshoppers and various land and sea birds. At 56 cm in length, the Galápagos Hawk is the islands only resident hawk and has no natural enemies.

Related Topics:
Galápagos Islands - Iguana - Lizard

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The adults are dark brown with the female being larger than the male. The juveniles are lighter brown and heavily mottled. The nests are usually made in trees and up to three youngs may be raised at a time. They practice cooperative polyandry where as many as four males may mate with a single female and all will aid the female in caring for the eggs and young.

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