Ridgway's hawk

Buteo ridgwayi

The Ridgway's hawk (Buteo ridgwayi) is a bird found in Dominican Republic. Found in the Dominican Republic. It eats small mammals and birds and reptiles and frogs. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

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Scientific name	Buteo ridgwayi
Region	North America
Found in	Dominican Republic

🏡 Where the Ridgway's hawk lives

Found in the Dominican Republic.

🍽️ What it eats

🐭 Mammals & birds60%
🦎 Reptiles & frogs40%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Critically EndangeredAlmost gone from the wild.

💡 It weighs about 866 grams. It mostly eats small mammals and birds and lizards and frogs.

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Recorded by Ross Gallardy (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC308592. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Ridgway's hawk

Where does the Ridgway's hawk live?

The Ridgway's hawk lives in Dominican Republic. Found in the Dominican Republic.

What does the Ridgway's hawk eat?

small mammals and birds (about 60%), reptiles and frogs (about 40%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Ridgway's hawk endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.