Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusRupornis
- SpeciesRupornis magnirostris (Roadside Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus ornatus
Hook-billed Kite
Chondrohierax uncinatus
White Hawk
Leucopternis albicollis
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
📅 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 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
About 48% of visitor-days record a Roadside Hawk sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, based on 412 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Roadside Hawk in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
January has the highest sighting rate for Roadside Hawk in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.