Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusRupornis
- SpeciesRupornis magnirostris (Roadside Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Emas National Park
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
Savanna Hawk
Buteogallus meridionalis
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Long-winged Harrier
Circus buffoni
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
Hook-billed Kite
Chondrohierax uncinatus
Chaco Eagle
Harpyhaliaetus coronatus
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus melanoleucus
Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
📅 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 Emas National Park?
About 37% of visitor-days record a Roadside Hawk sighting in Emas National Park, based on 67 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Roadside Hawk in Emas National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Roadside Hawk in Emas National Park in our monthly data.