| Abstract: | We reevaluate the taxonomic status of the Cuban population of the Common Black-Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus) based on our examination of additional specimens, nests, eggs, and voice data. Buteogallus a. gundlachii is smaller than mainland populations of anthracinus and differs from mainland birds in plumage coloration and pattern. The common (alarm) call of gundlachii is a series of three or four notes, differing from that of mainland anthracinus, whose call consists of 9-24 notes. In the Isla de Pinos, Cuba, we observed gundlachii eating two species of land crabs (71.4%), centipedes (7.1%), lizards (10.7%), mammals (7.1%), and a bird (3.6%). We consider Buteogallus gundlachii Cabanis 1854 (1855), the Cuban Black-Hawk, to be a full species, endemic to Cuba, Isla de Pinos, and many of the cays of the Cuban Archipelago. ?? 2005 The Raptor Research Foundation, Inc. |
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| ProdID: | 70027424 |
| Citation Author: | Wiley, J. W.; Garrido, O. H. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Journal of Raptor Research |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Taxonomic status and biology of the Cuban blackhawk, Buteogallus anthracinus gundlachii (AVES: Accipitridae); 2005; Article; Journal; Journal of Raptor Research; Wiley, J. W.; Garrido, O. H. |
| Citation Start Page: | 351 |
| Citation Volume: | 39 |
| Citation Year: | 2005 |
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| Text: | Taxonomic status and biology of the Cuban blackhawk, Buteogallus anthracinus gundlachii (AVES: Accipitridae); 2005; Article; Journal; Journal of Raptor Research; Wiley, J. W.; Garrido, O. H. |
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| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 2005 00:00 -0600 |
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