White Hawk
Leucopternis albicollis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusLeucopternis (Leucopternis Hawks)
- SpeciesLeucopternis albicollis (White Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Cusuco National Park
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
📅 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 White Hawk in Cusuco National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a White Hawk sighting in Cusuco National Park, based on 20 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White Hawk in Cusuco National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for White Hawk in Cusuco National Park in our monthly data.