Variable Hawk
Buteo polyosoma
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusButeo (Buteos)
- SpeciesButeo polyosoma (Variable Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Cajas National Park
Harris' Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
Gray-backed Hawk
Leucopternis occidentalis
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle
Geranoaetus melanoleucus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Cinereous Harrier
Circus cinereus
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Andean Condor
Vultur gryphus
📅 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 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 2 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Cajas National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Huascarán National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 6 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 8 | Paracas National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 10 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 12 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 13 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 14 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 15 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 16 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 17 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Variable Hawk in Cajas National Park?
About 32% of visitor-days record a Variable Hawk sighting in Cajas National Park, based on 186 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Variable Hawk in Cajas National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Variable Hawk in Cajas National Park in our monthly data.