Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusRupornis
- SpeciesRupornis magnirostris (Roadside Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Henri Pittier National Park
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
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 Roadside Hawk in Henri Pittier National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Roadside Hawk sighting in Henri Pittier National Park, based on 54 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Roadside Hawk in Henri Pittier National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Roadside Hawk in Henri Pittier National Park in our monthly data.