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 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Black-Hawk in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
About 47% of visitor-days record a Common Black-Hawk sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 445 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Black-Hawk in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
July has the highest sighting rate for Common Black-Hawk in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.