Cuban black hawk
From Conservapedia
This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Conservative (Talk | contribs) at 23:02, February 28, 2015. It may differ significantly from current revision.
Cuban Black Hawk | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom Information | |
Domain | Eukaryota |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Subkingdom | Bilateria |
Branch | Deuterostomia |
Phylum Information | |
Phylum | Chordata |
Sub-phylum | Vertebrata |
Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
Class Information | |
Superclass | Tetrapoda |
Class | Aves |
Sub-class | Neornithes |
Infra-class | Neoaves |
Order Information | |
Superorder | Passerimorphae |
Order | Accipitriformes |
Infraorder | Falconides |
Family Information | |
Family | Accipitridae |
Sub-family | Buteoninae |
Genus Information | |
Genus | Buteogallus |
Species Information | |
Species | B. gundlachii |
Population statistics | |
Population | 10,000-15,000 |
Conservation status | Near threatened[1] |
The Cuban black hawk (Buteogallus gundlachii) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, and native to the island of Cuba. Traditionally considered to have been a subspecies of the common black hawk, it was only recently confirmed to have been a separate species.
Threats
Cuban black hawks are inhabitants of mangrove swamp areas and large river banks, feeding primarily on crabs. Due to human development and drainage of these wetlands a decline in the number of birds has been observed.