Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusRupornis
- SpeciesRupornis magnirostris (Roadside Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Chirripó National Park
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Barred Hawk
Leucopternis princeps
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Hook-billed Kite
Chondrohierax uncinatus
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus ornatus
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
📅 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 Chirripó National Park?
About 15% of visitor-days record a Roadside Hawk sighting in Chirripó National Park, based on 294 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Roadside Hawk in Chirripó National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Roadside Hawk in Chirripó National Park in our monthly data.