Galápagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis)

Galápagos Hawk, a reference photo — Photo: Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

The Galápagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) is a large hawk endemic to most of the Galápagos Islands.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Galápagos Hawk being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Buteo solitarius
Aquila verreauxii

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Buteo
Species: Buteo galapagoensis

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