Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusRupornis
- SpeciesRupornis magnirostris (Roadside Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
Harpy Eagle
Harpia harpyja
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Semiplumbeous Hawk
Leucopternis semiplumbeus
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Roadside Hawk in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?
About 36% of visitor-days record a Roadside Hawk sighting in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park, based on 1100 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Roadside Hawk in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Roadside Hawk in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park in our monthly data.