Harris' Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusParabuteo (White-rumped and Harris's Hawks)
- SpeciesParabuteo unicinctus (Harris' Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Nahuel Huapi National Park
Variable Hawk
Buteo polyosoma
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle
Geranoaetus melanoleucus
Cinereous Harrier
Circus cinereus
White-throated Hawk
Buteo albigula
Rufous-tailed Hawk
Buteo ventralis
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Andean Condor
Vultur gryphus
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
📅 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 Harris' Hawk in Nahuel Huapi National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Harris' Hawk sighting in Nahuel Huapi National Park, based on 30 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Harris' Hawk in Nahuel Huapi National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Harris' Hawk in Nahuel Huapi National Park in our monthly data.