Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus melanoleucus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusSpizaetus (Neotropical Hawk-Eagles)
- SpeciesSpizaetus melanoleucus (Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus ornatus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
White Hawk
Leucopternis albicollis
Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
📅 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-and-white Hawk-Eagle in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?
November has the highest sighting rate for Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.