Bermuda Hawk
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Bermuteo
Species: B. avivorus
Extinction: 1603
The Bermuda Hawk is an extinct bird of prey that was endemic to Bermuda. It was the sole member of the genus Bermuteo.
The hawk is thought to account for reports of raptor sightings made on Bermuda Island in 1603 by Diego RamÃrez, which mentions their possible island tameness: "Very handsome sparrow-hawks, so stupid that we even clubbed them".
Extinction
The species apparently was not present in 1623, when Captain John Smith noted that there were only migrant raptors on Bermuda. Its date of extiction is unknown but is presumed to have followed human settlement on the island in the 17th century and may have been due to hunting and the introduction of invasive species, such as feral pigs.
Left: The island of Bermuda, east-southeast of Cape Hatteras on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, United States which is the nearest landmass.
