---
title: "Galapagosbuizerd"
description: "Buteo galapagoensis — Vogels. The Galápagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) is a large hawk endemic to most of the Galápagos Islands."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/galapagos-hawk
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Galapagosbuizerd

> Buteo galapagoensis — Vogels. The Galápagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) is a large hawk endemic to most of the Galápagos Islands.

- Scientific name: *Buteo galapagoensis*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1213
- Wikidata: [Q840141](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q840141)
- iNaturalist taxon: [5190](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5190)

## Names

- en: Galápagos Hawk
- de: Galapagosbussard
- es: Ratonero de las Galápagos
- fr: Buse des Galapagos
- nl: Galapagosbuizerd
- pt: Falcão-das-galápagos
- pl: Myszołów galapagoski

## Countries with the most observations

EC (1138)

## Summary

The Galápagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) is a large hawk endemic to most of the Galápagos Islands.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galapagos_hawk

## Photo

![Galapagosbuizerd](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/galapagos-hawk/medium.jpg)

Photo: Don Johnston · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/78419866

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/galapagos-hawk?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).