Semiplumbeous Hawk
Leucopternis semiplumbeus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusLeucopternis (Leucopternis Hawks)
- SpeciesLeucopternis semiplumbeus (Semiplumbeous Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
White Hawk
Leucopternis albicollis
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
Pearl Kite
Gampsonyx swainsonii
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 14 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Semiplumbeous Hawk in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Semiplumbeous Hawk sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Semiplumbeous Hawk in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?
July has the highest sighting rate for Semiplumbeous Hawk in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.