Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusButeogallus (Black Hawks and Allies)
- SpeciesButeogallus anthracinus (Common Black-Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Piedras Blancas National Park
Savanna Hawk
Buteogallus meridionalis
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
White Hawk
Leucopternis albicollis
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
📅 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 Common Black-Hawk in Piedras Blancas National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Common Black-Hawk sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park, based on 54 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Black-Hawk in Piedras Blancas National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Common Black-Hawk in Piedras Blancas National Park in our monthly data.