Kauaʻi record · kba_bird_rough_legged_hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopus
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About Rough-legged Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) appears in the wider Hawaiian bird catalog, but the Bishop Museum's 2017 island checklist has no Kauaʻi occurrence code for it. An island-specific record is needed before claiming local presence.
Kauaʻi evidence
A Hawaiʻi-level record is available, but the species needs a documented Kauaʻi observation before local ecological conclusions are drawn.
Occurrence evidence
island_checklist_no_kauai_code
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Buteo lagopus
- Common names
- Rough-legged Hawk
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- No Kauaʻi occurrence code in 2017 island checklist; further evidence needed
- Origin
- Vagrant visitor
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
- Evidence date
- 2026-09-13
- Evidence limits
- Kauaʻi occurrence or ecological use remains uncertain
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Forest · Coastal habitat · Cliffs
- Food and resource needs
- For Kauaʻi, Rough-legged Hawk has no standing local food dependency until an occurrence is validated. If recorded, attach the observation to transient access to vertebrate prey, large insects, fish, birds, rodents, reptiles, carrion, or nocturnal prey according to predator type.
- Reproduction
- Breeding on Kauaʻi is not established; seasonal resting and foraging habitat may be relevant.
- Shelter
- Shelter and structure within forest, coastal habitat, cliffs.
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Rare-record review and identification
- Conservation actions
- Require reviewed record before ecological use
- Monitoring
- Document date, place, observer, habitat, behavior, and supporting media for any Kauaʻi observation.
- Data gaps
- A documented Kauaʻi observation with date, place, observer, and supporting media is needed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Vagrant Raptor Watchlist
- Seasonal description
- Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) appears in the wider Hawaiian bird catalog, but the Bishop Museum's 2017 island checklist has no Kauaʻi occurrence code for it. An island-specific record is needed before claiming local presence.