Английская Википедия:Hawaiian hawk

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The Hawaiian hawk or Шаблон:Okinaio (Buteo solitarius) is a raptor in the genus Buteo endemic to [[Hawaii|HawaiШаблон:Okinai]], currently restricted to the Big Island. The Шаблон:Okinaio is one of two extant birds of prey that are native to HawaiШаблон:Okinai, the other being the pueo (Hawaiian short-eared owl) and fossil evidence indicates that it inhabited the [[Hawaii (island)|island of HawaiШаблон:Okinai]], [[Molokai|MolokaШаблон:Okinai]], [[Oahu|OШаблон:Okinaahu]], Maui and [[Kauai|KauaШаблон:Okinai]] at one time. Today, it is known to breed only on the Big Island, in stands of native Шаблон:OkinaōhiШаблон:Okinaa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) trees. The species was protected as an endangered species in the United States, but was delisted in 2020. However, the IUCN classifies the species as Near Threatened.NatureServe considers the species Vulnerable.

Description

The Hawaiian hawk measures approximately Шаблон:Convert in length. The female, which weighs Шаблон:Convert on average, is larger than the male, which averages Шаблон:Convert. Two color phases exist: a dark phase (dark brown head, breast, and underwings), and a light color phase (dark head, light breast and light underwings). Feet and legs are yellowish in adults and greenish in juveniles. During breeding season one of the pair, possibly the female, has a distinctive yellow forecap area just above the upper mandible.

Threats

Common threats to the Шаблон:Okinaio are illegal shootings, the degradation of their native forest habitat, poisoning, vehicle collisions, starvation, and predation from other animals.

Lifestyle

This solitary hawk remains in and defends its territories year round. They nest from March through September, and usually lay only one egg but sometimes they could lay up to three in their clutch. The female does the majority of sitting during the 38 days of incubation, while the male does the majority of the hunting. After the egg is hatched, the female only allows the male to visit when delivering food to the nest. The chick fledges at seven or eight weeks. Fifty to seventy percent of the nests successfully fledge young.

The Шаблон:Okinaio usually hunts from a stationary position, but can also dive on prey from the air. Due to Hawaii having almost no native land mammals (the Hawaiian hoary bat being the only one), its original diet presumably consisted mainly of smaller birds such as the flightless ducks and rails that once inhabited Hawaii. Today it feeds largely on introduced animals such as rats, lizards, and game birds, as well as invertebrates such as insects. It will also feed on the Hawaiian crow, a Hawaiian bird which is extinct in the wild; the recovery of the crow is repeatedly impeded by Шаблон:Okinaio predation. They are opportunistic predators and are versatile in their feeding habits. They have a shrill and high-pitched call much like their Hawaiian name: "eeeh-oh." They are very noisy during the breeding season. Шаблон:OkinaIo are strong fliers.

In Hawaiian culture

The Hawaiian hawk was one of many birds unleashed in the third period of creation (wā) mentioned in the Kumulipo. It was a royal symbol in Hawaiian legend, and it is sometimes called Шаблон:Okinaiolani ("exalted hawk"), which was the name of Kamehameha IV and the [[Iolani Palace|Шаблон:OkinaIolani Palace]].

References

• Шаблон:Cite web

External links

• BirdLife Species Factsheet.