Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusRupornis
- SpeciesRupornis magnirostris (Roadside Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Machalilla National Park
Hook-billed Kite
Chondrohierax uncinatus
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Gray-backed Hawk
Leucopternis occidentalis
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Harris' Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Savanna Hawk
Buteogallus meridionalis
Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
📅 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 Machalilla National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Roadside Hawk sighting in Machalilla National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Roadside Hawk in Machalilla National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Roadside Hawk in Machalilla National Park in our monthly data.