Galapagos hawk  (Buteo galapagoensis)

As the common name suggests, this hawk is endemic to the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador (2). It was once common throughout these islands, but there has been a worrying population decline and the species has become extinct on five islands (2). It is thought that there are around 150 breeding pairs at present (5).

This species is found in all types of habitat on the Galapagos Islands, including lava-fields, shoreline, forest and mountains (2) (3).