Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusSpizaetus (Neotropical Hawk-Eagles)
- SpeciesSpizaetus tyrannus (Black Hawk-Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus ornatus
Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus melanoleucus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Hook-billed Kite
Chondrohierax uncinatus
White Hawk
Leucopternis albicollis
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
📅 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 Black Hawk-Eagle in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Black Hawk-Eagle sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Hawk-Eagle in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
July has the highest sighting rate for Black Hawk-Eagle in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.