Nonnatives - Great Black Hawk

Great Black-Hawk - Buteogallus urubitinga

Florida's Nonnative Wildlife. Species detail.

First year: 1970's

Extirpated year: 1970's

Established status: Species were formerly present in Florida, but are no longer present.

Estimated Florida range: 2 counties Not reported breeding

Statewide trend: No current population

Threats to natives:

Species Account: Native to Mexico, Peru, Argentina, and Bolivia. A specimen collected in Florida sometime in the 1970s is at UMRC (Robertson and Woolfenden 1992).

Habitats: Barren land

County	First Year	Extirpated Year	Breeding status	Notes
Brevard	1976		Not reported breeding	Could be escaped or a vagrant.
Dade	1973		Not reported breeding	A pair.

References

Robertson, W. B., and G. E. Woolfenden. 1992. Florida bird species: an annotated list. Florida Ornithological Society, Gainesville, Florida, USA.

Stevenson, H. M., and B. H. Anderson. 1994. The birdlife of Florida. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.

Back to Nonnative Birds