White Hawk
Leucopternis albicollis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusLeucopternis (Leucopternis Hawks)
- SpeciesLeucopternis albicollis (White Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
Barred Hawk
Leucopternis princeps
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus ornatus
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Hook-billed Kite
Chondrohierax uncinatus
📅 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 White Hawk in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a White Hawk sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 99 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White Hawk in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
June has the highest sighting rate for White Hawk in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.