Galapagos Hawk, Buteo galapagoensis, Punta Suarez, Galapagos National Park, Espanola Island, Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador


Galapagos Hawk, Buteo galapagoensis, Punta Suarez, Galapagos National Park, Espanola Island, Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador, South America. The Galapagos Hawk, Buteo galapagoensis, is a large hawk endemic to the Galapagos Islands. Known for its fearlessness towards humans and authority over the islands as the only original predator, this raptor has inhabited the Galapagos archipelago for over 300,000 years.


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Location: Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America
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