Kauaʻi record · kba_bird_hawaiian_hawk
Hawaiian Hawk
Buteo solitarius
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About Hawaiian Hawk
Kauaʻi fossil material has been compared provisionally with Buteo solitarius. The comparison does not establish that the fossil belongs to the living species.
Kauaʻi evidence
A Hawaiʻi-level record is available, but the species needs a documented Kauaʻi observation before local ecological conclusions are drawn. Makauwahi reports Buteo cf. solitarius; cf. marks a provisional resemblance. The currently accepted species name is retained for the broader species account, but Kauaʻi fossil identity is not certain.
Occurrence evidence
fossil_qualified
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Buteo solitarius
- Common names
- Hawaiian Hawk
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Kauaʻi fossil attributed provisionally; species identity uncertain
- Origin
- Endemic
- Conservation status
- Endangered
- Evidence date
- 2026-09-29
- Evidence limits
- Kauaʻi fossil material documented; comparison with the modern species is provisional
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Forest
- Food and resource needs
- Not developed for Kauai.
- Reproduction
- Suitable nesting or roosting sites, seasonal food, and protection from disturbance and predators.
- Shelter
- Shelter and structure within forest.
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Main risk is taxonomic/geographic overreach in the Atlas
- Conservation actions
- Use as a geography review note and ID regional reference only
- Monitoring
- Document date, place, observer, habitat, behavior, and supporting media for any Kauaʻi observation.
- Data gaps
- Confirm species identity of Kauaʻi fossil material · Reconstruct fossil context and chronology
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Hawaii Island Native Raptor Not Kauai Collection
- Seasonal description
- Kauaʻi fossil material has been compared provisionally with Buteo solitarius. The comparison does not establish that the fossil belongs to the living species.