Red-tailed Hawk

Closest Relatives at Poás Volcano National Park

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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

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
2	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
3	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	30–40%
4	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
5	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
6	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
7	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
8	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
9	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
10	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
11	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	20–30%
12	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
13	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
14	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
15	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
16	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
17	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
18	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
19	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
20	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
21	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
22	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
23	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
24	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
25	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
26	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
27	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
28	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
29	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
30	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
31	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
32	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
33	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
34	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
35	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
36	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
37	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
38	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
39	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
40	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
41	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
42	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	0–10%
43	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
44	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
45	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
46	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
47	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
48	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
49	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	<5%
50	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
51	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
52	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
53	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
54	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
55	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
56	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
57	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
58	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
59	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
60	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
61	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
62	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
63	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
64	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
65	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
66	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
67	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
68	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
69	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
70	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-tailed Hawk in Poás Volcano National Park?

About 14% of visitor-days record a Red-tailed Hawk sighting in Poás Volcano National Park, based on 51 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Red-tailed Hawk in Poás Volcano National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Red-tailed Hawk in Poás Volcano National Park in our monthly data.