Variable Hawk

Variable Hawk

Buteo polyosoma

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Lauca National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
20–30
Feb
50–60
Mar
60–70
Apr
50–60
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
20–30
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 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
40–50%
2 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
30–40%
3 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
4 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
5 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
10–20%
6 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
7 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
8 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
9 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
10 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
11 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
12 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
13 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
<5%
14 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
15 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
16 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
17 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Variable Hawk in Lauca National Park?

About 44% of visitor-days record a Variable Hawk sighting in Lauca National Park, based on 385 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Variable Hawk in Lauca National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Variable Hawk in Lauca National Park in our monthly data.

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