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Bird, J.P., Martin, R., Akçakaya, H.R., Gilroy, J., Burfield, I.J., Garnett, S.G., Symes, A., Taylor, J., Şekercioğlu, Ç.H. and Butchart, S.H.M. 2020. Generation lengths of the world’s birds and their implications for extinction risk. Conservation Biology 34(5): 1252-1261. DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13486.
Bollmer, J. L.; Whiteman, N. K.; Cannon, M.D.; Bednarz, J.C.; de Vries, T.; Parker, P. G. 2005. Population genetics of the Galapagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis): genetic monomorphism within isolated populations. The Auk 122: 1210-1224.
de Vries, T. 1973. The Galápagos Hawk: an eco-geographical study with special reference to its systematic position. Thesis. Doctorate, University of Amsterdam.
de Vries, T. 1984. Problems of reintroducing native animals on islands where they have been exterminated. Notícias de Galápagos 40: 12.
Dvorak, M.; Fessl, B.; Nemeth, E.; Anchundia, D.; Cotín, J.; Schulze, C. H.; Tapia, W.; Wendelin, B. 2019. Survival and extinction of breeding landbirds on San Cristóbal, a highly degraded island in the Galápagos. Bird Conservation International 30(3): 381-395.
Dvorak, M.; Nemeth, E.; Wendelin, B.; Herrera, P.; Mosquera, D.; Anchundia, D.; Sevilla, C.; Tebbich, S.; Fessl, B. 2017. Conservation status of landbirds on Floreana: the smallest inhabited Galapagos Island. Journal of Field Ornithology 88(2): 132-145.
Faaborg, J. 1984. Potential for restocking Galápagos Hawks on islands where they have been extirpated. Notícias de Galápagos 39: 28-30.
Faaborg, J.; Parker, P. G.; DeLay, L.; de Vries, T. J.; Bednarz, J. C.; Paz, S. M.; Naranjo, J.; Waite, T. A. 1995. Confirmation of cooperative polyandry in the Galápagos Hawk Buteo galapagoensis. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 36: 83-90.
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Jaramillo, M.; Donaghy-Cannon, M.; Vargas, F. H.; Parker, P. G. 2016. The diet of the Galapagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) before and after goat eradication. Journal of Raptor Research 50(1): 33–44.
Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G.; Wiedenfeld, D.; Valle, C. A.; Vargas, H.; Piedrahita, P.; Muñoz-Abril, L. J.; Alava, J. J. 2019. Threats and vision for the conservation of Galápagos birds. The Open Ornithology Journal 12: 1-15.
Rivera, J. L., Vargas, H. and Parker, P. 2011. Natal Dispersal and Sociality of Young Galapagos Hawks on Santiago Island. The Open Ornithology Journal 4: 12-16.
Thiollay, J.-M. 1994. Family Accipitridae (Hawks and Eagles). In: del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J. (ed.), Handbook of the birds of the world, pp. 52-205. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain.
Whiteman, N. K.; Matson, K.D.; Bollmer, J. L.; Parker, P. G. 2006. Disease ecology in the Galápagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis): host genetic diversity, parasite load and natural antibodies. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B 273: 797-804.
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