Semiplumbeous Hawk
Leucopternis semiplumbeus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusLeucopternis (Leucopternis Hawks)
- SpeciesLeucopternis semiplumbeus (Semiplumbeous Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Braulio Carrillo National Park
White Hawk
Leucopternis albicollis
Barred Hawk
Leucopternis princeps
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Black-collared Hawk
Busarellus nigricollis
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus ornatus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 14 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Semiplumbeous Hawk in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Semiplumbeous Hawk sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 173 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Semiplumbeous Hawk in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Semiplumbeous Hawk in Braulio Carrillo National Park in our monthly data.