| Ridgway's hawk | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Buteo |
| Species: | B. ridgwayi
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| Binomial name | |
| Buteo ridgwayi (Cory, 1883)
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Rupornis ridgwayi | |
Ridgway's hawk (Buteo ridgwayi) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae endemic to the island of Hispaniola (both Haiti and the Dominican Republic) in the Caribbean. It is classified as Critically Endangered because of habitat destruction and human persecution in the Dominican Republic; however, due to conservation efforts, the population is now increasing.[1]
It is named in honour of the ornithologist Robert Ridgway.
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2020). "Buteo ridgwayi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22695886A181707428. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22695886A181707428.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.