Sharp-shinned Hawk

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Accipiter striatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Saguaro National Park
1,329 Verified sightings at Saguaro National Park From 2019 to 2026
10,237 Verified sightings across all 101 parks From 2019 to 2026
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Sharp-shinned Hawk

The sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter striatus) or northern sharp-shinned hawk, colloquially often nicknamed sharpie, is a small hawk, with males being the smallest hawks in the United States and Canada, but with the species averaging larger than some Neotropical species, such as the tiny hawk. The taxonomy is far from resolved, with some authorities considering the southern taxa to represent three separate species, white-breasted hawk (A. chionogaster), plain-breasted hawk (A. ventralis), and rufous-thighed hawk (A. erythronemius). The American Ornithological Society and some other checklists keep all four species conspecific. A recent genetic study additionally recommended splitting the three Caribbean island populations as three additional separate species, though this has not yet been adopted by any of the ornithological authorities.

The sharp-shinned hawk is sometimes separated into four species, with the northern group (see distribution) retaining both the scientific name and the common name sharp-shinned hawk (A. striatus). In addition to the nominate taxon A. s. striatus on Hispaniola, it includes the subspecies A. s. perobscurus on Haida Gwaii, A. s. velox in most... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Saguaro National Park

Red-tailed Hawk
LC Endemic

Red-tailed Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo jamaicensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Bald Eagle
LC

Bald Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Harris' Hawk
LC

Harris' Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parabuteo unicinctus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Hen Harrier
LC

Hen Harrier

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Circus cyaneus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Red-shouldered Hawk
LC

Red-shouldered Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo lineatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
White-tailed Kite
LC

White-tailed Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Elanus leucurus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Gray-lined Hawk
LC

Gray-lined Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo nitidus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Zone-tailed Hawk
LC

Zone-tailed Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo albonotatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Swainson's Hawk
LC

Swainson's Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo swainsoni

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Common Black-Hawk
LC

Common Black-Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteogallus anthracinus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Golden Eagle
LC Endemic

Golden Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila chrysaetos

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Broad-winged Hawk
LC

Broad-winged Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo platypterus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
2 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
4 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
5 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
6 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
7 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
8 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
9 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
10 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
11 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
12 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
13 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
14 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
15 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
16 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
17 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
18 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
19 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
20 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
21 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
22 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
23 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
24 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
25 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
26 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
27 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
28 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
29 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
30 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
31 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
32 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
33 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
34 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
35 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
36 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
37 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
38 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
39 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
40 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
41 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
42 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
43 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
44 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
45 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
46 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
47 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
48 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
49 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
50 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
51 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
52 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
53 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
54 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
55 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
56 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
57 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
58 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
59 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
60 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
61 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
62 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
63 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
64 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
65 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
66 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
<5%
67 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
68 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
69 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
70 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
71 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
72 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
73 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
74 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
75 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
76 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
77 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
78 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
79 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
80 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
81 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
82 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
83 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
84 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
85 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
86 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
87 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
88 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
89 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
90 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
91 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
92 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
93 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
94 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
95 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
96 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
97 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
Insufficient data
98 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
99 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
100 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
101 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sharp-shinned Hawk in Saguaro National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sharp-shinned Hawk sighting in Saguaro National Park, based on 1,329 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Sharp-shinned Hawk in Saguaro National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Sharp-shinned Hawk in Saguaro National Park in our monthly data.

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