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 Henri Pittier National Park
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus ornatus
Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus melanoleucus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
📅 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 Henri Pittier National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Great Black-Hawk sighting in Henri Pittier National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great Black-Hawk in Henri Pittier National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Great Black-Hawk in Henri Pittier National Park in our monthly data.