Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusGeranospiza
- SpeciesGeranospiza caerulescens (Crane Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Palo Verde National Park
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Harris' Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
📅 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 Crane Hawk in Palo Verde National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Crane Hawk sighting in Palo Verde National Park, based on 37 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Crane Hawk in Palo Verde National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Crane Hawk in Palo Verde National Park in our monthly data.