Savanna Hawk
Buteogallus meridionalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusButeogallus (Black Hawks and Allies)
- SpeciesButeogallus meridionalis (Savanna Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Serra da Canastra National Park
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle
Geranoaetus melanoleucus
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Chaco Eagle
Harpyhaliaetus coronatus
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
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 Savanna Hawk in Serra da Canastra National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Savanna Hawk sighting in Serra da Canastra National Park, based on 68 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Savanna Hawk in Serra da Canastra National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Savanna Hawk in Serra da Canastra National Park in our monthly data.