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- Title
Pre-breeding behavior of Ridgway's Hawks (Buteo ridgwayi) in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
- Authors
Hagler, Samantha J.; Abbott, Kara; Hayes, Christine D.; Hayes, Thomas I.; Dhondt, André A.
- Abstract
Recent conservation work by The Peregrine Fund has established a translocated population of the Critically Endangered Ridgway's Hawk (Buteo ridgwayi) in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Although Ridgway's Hawk has been the focus of extensive conservation work, relatively little has been published about this species' pre-breeding behavior. In this study, we collected behavioral observations and vocalization recordings of three established pairs of Ridgway's Hawks in Punta Cana in January 2018, in order to better characterize this species' pre-breeding behavior. Consistent with prior studies of Ridgway's Hawks in Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic, our behavioral observations of hawks in Punta Cana suggest social and sexual monogamy in this species. Notably, our observations suggest a higher frequency of copulations between members of a pair in Punta Cana than was previously observed in the Los Haitises population. These observations provide additional context for understanding this species' pre-breeding behavior and sexual behavior, particularly in this small but growing translocated population.
- Subjects
DOMINICAN Republic; HUMAN sexuality; NATIONAL parks &; reserves; MONOGAMOUS relationships; SOUNDS
- Publication
Journal of Caribbean Ornithology, 2023, Vol 36, p75
- ISSN
1544-4953
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.55431/jco.2023.36.75-80