Savanna Hawk
Buteogallus meridionalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusButeogallus (Black Hawks and Allies)
- SpeciesButeogallus meridionalis (Savanna Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
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 Savanna Hawk in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
About 35% of visitor-days record a Savanna Hawk sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, based on 930 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Savanna Hawk in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
April has the highest sighting rate for Savanna Hawk in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas in our monthly data.