Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusButeogallus (Black Hawks and Allies)
- SpeciesButeogallus urubitinga (Great Black-Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas
Savanna Hawk
Buteogallus meridionalis
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Black-collared Hawk
Busarellus nigricollis
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
Harris' Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
Long-winged Harrier
Circus buffoni
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
📅 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 Great Black-Hawk in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
About 48% of visitor-days record a Great Black-Hawk sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, based on 1282 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great Black-Hawk in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
July has the highest sighting rate for Great Black-Hawk in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas in our monthly data.