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Hawaiian Hawk

Buteo solitarius

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Hawaii.January 1,380, February 1,166, March 1,409, April 868, May 681, June 654, July 943, August 680, September 779, October 919, November 967, December 1,356.
United States11,803
Hawaii634

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
  • DiurnalActive primarily during the dayFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group
  • Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
  • Vertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating vertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderHawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies · Accipitriformes
FamilyHawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae
GenusButeos · Buteo

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Remember the name next time.

Practise Hawaiian Hawk with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.