Variable Hawk
Buteo polyosoma
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusButeo (Buteos)
- SpeciesButeo polyosoma (Variable Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Podocarpus National Park
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
White-throated Hawk
Buteo albigula
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle
Geranoaetus melanoleucus
Buteo leucorrhous
Percnohierax leucorrhous
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 2 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Cajas National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Huascarán National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 6 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 8 | Paracas National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 10 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 12 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 13 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 14 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 15 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 16 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 17 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Variable Hawk in Podocarpus National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Variable Hawk sighting in Podocarpus National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Variable Hawk in Podocarpus National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Variable Hawk in Podocarpus National Park in our monthly data.