Mantled Hawk
Leucopternis polionotus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusLeucopternis (Leucopternis Hawks)
- SpeciesLeucopternis polionotus (Mantled Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Serra dos Órgãos National Park
White-necked Hawk
Leucopternis lacernulatus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Hook-billed Kite
Chondrohierax uncinatus
Rufous-thighed Kite
Harpagus diodon
Buteo leucorrhous
Percnohierax leucorrhous
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
Savanna Hawk
Buteogallus meridionalis
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus melanoleucus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mantled Hawk in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Mantled Hawk sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mantled Hawk in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Mantled Hawk in Serra dos Órgãos National Park in our monthly data.