Broad-winged Hawk

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Broad-winged Hawk in Saguaro National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Broad-winged Hawk sighting in Saguaro National Park, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: When is the best time to see Broad-winged Hawk in Saguaro National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Broad-winged Hawk in Saguaro National Park in our monthly data.

Buteo platypterus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderAccipitriformes (Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies)
FamilyAccipitridae (Hawks, Eagles, and Kites)
GenusButeo (Buteos)
SpeciesButeo platypterus (Broad-winged Hawk)

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

at Saguaro National Park

30 Verified sightings at Saguaro National Park From 2019 to 2026

19,519 Verified sightings across all 98 parks From 2019 to 2026

September Best month highest sighting rate

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

About the Broad-winged Hawk

The broad-winged hawk (Buteo platypterus) is a medium-sized hawk of the genus Buteo. During the summer, some subspecies are distributed over eastern North America, as far west as British Columbia and Texas; they then migrate south to winter in the Neotropics from Mexico south to southern Brazil. Other subspecies are all-year residents on Caribbean islands. As in most raptors, females are slightly larger than males. Broad-winged hawks' wings are relatively short and broad with a tapered, somewhat pointed appearance. The two types of coloration are a dark morph with fewer white areas and a light morph that is more pale overall. Although the broad-winged hawk's overall population is increasing, populations are declining in some parts of its breeding range because of forest fragmentation.

The broad-winged hawk is a relatively small Buteo species, with a body size from 32 to 44 cm (13 to 17 in) in length and a weight 265 to 560 g (9.3 to 19.8 oz). The tail is relatively short, measuring 14.5–19.0 cm (5.7–7.5 in) in length. The tarsi measure from 5.6 to 6.6 cm (2.2 to 2.6 in). As in most raptors, females are slightly larger than males. Broad-winged hawks have relatively... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Saguaro National Park

LC Endemic

Buteo jamaicensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Buteo lineatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Buteo nitidus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Buteo albonotatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Buteo swainsoni

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Buteo brachyurus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Buteo regalis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Parabuteo unicinctus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Circus cyaneus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC Endemic

Accipiter striatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Elanus leucurus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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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	Daily sighting probability
1	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	~30%
2	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
3	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~20%
4	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
5	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
6	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
7	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~20%
8	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
9	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
10	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
11	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~20%
12	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
13	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
14	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
15	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
16	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
17	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
18	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
19	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
20	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
21	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
22	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
23	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
24	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
25	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
26	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
27	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
28	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
29	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
30	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
31	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
32	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
33	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~10%
34	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
35	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
36	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
37	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
38	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
39	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
40	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
41	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
42	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
43	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
44	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
45	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
46	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
47	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
48	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
49	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
50	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
51	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
52	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
53	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
54	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
55	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
56	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
57	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	<5%
58	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
59	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
60	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
61	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
62	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
63	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
64	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	<5%
65	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
66	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
67	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
68	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
69	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
70	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	<5%
71	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
72	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
73	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
74	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
75	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
76	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
77	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
78	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
79	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
80	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
81	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
82	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
83	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
84	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
85	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
86	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
87	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
88	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
89	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
90	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
91	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
92	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
93	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
94	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
95	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
96	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
97	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
98	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Broad-winged Hawk in Saguaro National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Broad-winged Hawk sighting in Saguaro National Park, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Broad-winged Hawk in Saguaro National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Broad-winged Hawk in Saguaro National Park in our monthly data.

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Broad-winged Hawk

About the Broad-winged Hawk

Closest Relatives at Saguaro National Park

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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