Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusRupornis
- SpeciesRupornis magnirostris (Roadside Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
White Hawk
Leucopternis albicollis
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
Crested Eagle
Morphnus guianensis
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
📅 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 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Roadside Hawk sighting in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, based on 167 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Roadside Hawk in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?
November has the highest sighting rate for Roadside Hawk in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.