Harris' Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusParabuteo (White-rumped and Harris's Hawks)
- SpeciesParabuteo unicinctus (Harris' Hawk)
Closest Relatives at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo regalis
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
📅 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 Harris' Hawk in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Harris' Hawk sighting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, based on 55 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Harris' Hawk in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
September has the highest sighting rate for Harris' Hawk in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.