Gray-lined Hawk

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

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-lined Hawk sighting in Saguaro National Park, based on 744 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

Buteo nitidus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderAccipitriformes (Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies)
FamilyAccipitridae (Hawks, Eagles, and Kites)
GenusButeo (Buteos)
SpeciesButeo nitidus (Gray-lined Hawk)

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

at Saguaro National Park

744 Verified sightings at Saguaro National Park From 2019 to 2026

11,566 Verified sightings across all 68 parks From 2019 to 2026

September Best month highest sighting rate

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

About the Gray-lined Hawk

The gray-lined hawk (Buteo nitidus) is a smallish raptor found in open country and forest edges. It is sometimes placed in the genus Asturina as Asturina nitida. The species has been split by the American Ornithological Society from the gray hawk. The gray-lined hawk is found from El Salvador to Argentina, as well as on the Caribbean island of Trinidad.

The gray-lined hawk is 46–61 cm (18–24 in) in length and weighs 475 g (16.8 oz) average. The adult has a pale gray body, the tail is black with three white bands and the legs are orange. It has fine white barring on the upper parts.

Immature birds have dark brown upperparts, a pale-banded brown tail, brown-spotted white underparts and a brown streaked buff head and neck. This species is quite short-winged, and has a fast agile flight for a Buteo. It feeds mainly on lizards and snakes, but will also take insects (such as beetles and grasshoppers), small mammals (such as rabbits, squirrels and mice), birds (such as quails and nestling doves), frogs, toads, other amphibians and fish. It usually sits on an open high perch from which it swoops on its prey, but will also hunt from a low glide.

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Closest Relatives at Saguaro National Park

LC Endemic

Buteo jamaicensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Buteo lineatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Buteo albonotatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Buteo swainsoni

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Buteo platypterus

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	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
2	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
3	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
4	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
5	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
6	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
7	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
8	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
9	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
10	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
11	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
12	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
13	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
14	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
15	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
16	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
17	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~10%
18	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
19	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
20	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
21	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
22	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
23	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
24	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
25	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
26	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~10%
27	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
28	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
29	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
30	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
31	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
32	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
33	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
34	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
35	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
36	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
37	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	<5%
38	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
39	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
40	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
41	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	<5%
42	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	<5%
43	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
44	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	<5%
45	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
46	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
47	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
48	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
49	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
50	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
51	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
52	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
53	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
54	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
55	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
56	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
57	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
58	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
59	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
60	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
61	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
62	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
63	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
64	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
65	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
66	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
67	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
68	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Gray-lined Hawk in Saguaro National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-lined Hawk sighting in Saguaro National Park, based on 744 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Gray-lined Hawk in Saguaro National Park?

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

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Gray-lined Hawk

About the Gray-lined Hawk

Closest Relatives at Saguaro National Park

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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