Common Black-Hawk

Common Black-Hawk

Buteogallus anthracinus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Las Baulas Marine National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
50–60
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
50–60
Oct
30–40
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
40–50%
2 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
3 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
4 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
5 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
6 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
7 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
8 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
9 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
30–40%
10 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
30–40%
11 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
12 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
13 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
14 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
15 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
16 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
20–30%
17 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
18 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
19 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
20 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
21 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
22 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
23 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
24 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
0–10%
25 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
26 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
0–10%
27 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
28 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
29 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
30 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
31 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
32 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
33 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
34 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
35 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
36 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
37 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
38 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
39 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
40 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
41 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
42 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
43 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
44 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
45 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
46 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
47 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
48 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
49 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
Insufficient data
50 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
51 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Black-Hawk in Las Baulas Marine National Park?

About 43% of visitor-days record a Common Black-Hawk sighting in Las Baulas Marine National Park, based on 347 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Black-Hawk in Las Baulas Marine National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Common Black-Hawk in Las Baulas Marine National Park in our monthly data.

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