Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus ornatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusSpizaetus (Neotropical Hawk-Eagles)
- SpeciesSpizaetus ornatus (Ornate Hawk-Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Iguazú National Park
Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus melanoleucus
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Tiny Hawk
Accipiter superciliosus
Black-collared Hawk
Busarellus nigricollis
Rufous-thighed Kite
Harpagus diodon
Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
📅 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 Ornate Hawk-Eagle in Iguazú National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Ornate Hawk-Eagle sighting in Iguazú National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ornate Hawk-Eagle in Iguazú National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Ornate Hawk-Eagle in Iguazú National Park in our monthly data.