Tiny Hawk

Accipiter superciliosus

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderAccipitriformes (Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies)
FamilyAccipitridae (Hawks, Eagles, and Kites)
GenusAccipiter (True Accipiters)
SpeciesAccipiter superciliosus (Tiny Hawk)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Piedras Blancas National Park

2 Verified sightings at Piedras Blancas National Park From 2019 to 2026

676 Verified sightings across all 33 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Tiny Hawk

The tiny hawk (Microspizias superciliosus) is a small diurnal bird of prey found primarily around humid forests of the Neotropics. It is primarily a bird-eater, and is known to prey on hummingbirds. The tiny hawk was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1766 in the twelfth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Falco superciliosus. Linnaeus specified the locality as Suriname. The specific epithet superciliosus is Latin meaning "eye-browed".

There are two subspecies separated by the northern Andes. The two differ most significantly in relative tail length; differences in size and color are small, and can be hard to distinguish. Microspizias superciliosus fontanieri (Bonaparte, 1853) – is found from Nicaragua south to western Ecuador. It is somewhat smaller and darker than the nominate M. s. superciliosus, with a shorter tail and sharper, blacker barring below.

Microspizias superciliosus superciliosus (Linnaeus, 1766) – is found east of the Andes in South America. Slightly larger than fontanieri, it is paler and has diffuse, grayish barring on the underparts. The tiny hawk and its sister species, the upland-dwelling semicollared... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Piedras Blancas National Park

Rupornis magnirostris

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Elanoides forficatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Buteo platypterus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Harpagus bidentatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Buteo brachyurus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Buteo nitidus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Leucopternis albicollis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Spizaetus tyrannus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Leptodon cayanensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Buteogallus anthracinus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Elanus leucurus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Buteo albonotatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	<5%
2	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
3	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
4	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
5	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
6	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
7	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
8	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
9	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
10	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
11	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
12	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
13	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
14	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
15	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
16	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
17	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
18	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
19	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
20	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
21	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
22	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
23	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
24	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
25	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
26	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
27	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
28	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
29	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
30	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
31	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
32	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
33	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data

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Tiny Hawk

About the Tiny Hawk

Recent sightings of Tiny Hawk in Piedras Blancas National Park

Closest Relatives at Piedras Blancas National Park

Roadside Hawk

American Swallow-tailed Kite

Broad-winged Hawk

Double-toothed Kite

Short-tailed Hawk

Gray-lined Hawk

White Hawk

Black Hawk-Eagle

Gray-headed Kite

Common Black-Hawk

White-tailed Kite

Zone-tailed Hawk

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found