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Birdsong field guide

Gundlach's Hawk

Astur gundlachi

The Gundlach's Hawk is a rare, forest-dwelling accipiter endemic to Cuba, bearing a strong resemblance to a larger, darker version of the Cooper's Hawk.

What it sounds like

A rapid, high-pitched series of 'kek-kek-kek' notes, similar to but deeper than the call of a Cooper's Hawk.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Field notes

It is currently classified as Endangered, with a global population estimated at fewer than 1,000 individuals.
The species is considered an evolutionary counterpart to the Cooper's Hawk, occupying a similar ecological niche in the Antilles.
Two subspecies are recognized: A. g. gundlachi in central and western Cuba, and A. g. wileyi in the east.
Its diet is highly specialized toward birds, frequently preying on parrots, pigeons, and domestic poultry.
The hawk was named in honor of Johannes Christopher Gundlach, a prominent German-Cuban naturalist who studied the island's fauna in the 19th century.

Habitat

Lowland tropical forests, swamp forests, and wooded foothills.

Range

Endemic to the island of Cuba.

Similar & commonly confused birds

American GoshawkAstur atricapillus Bicolored HawkAstur bicolor Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucus Chilean HawkAstur chilensis Cooper's HawkAstur cooperii Eurasian GoshawkAstur gentilis Henst's GoshawkAstur henstii Meyer's GoshawkAstur meyerianus

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