Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusRupornis
- SpeciesRupornis magnirostris (Roadside Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus ornatus
Hook-billed Kite
Chondrohierax uncinatus
📅 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 Roadside Hawk in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
About 23% of visitor-days record a Roadside Hawk sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 473 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Roadside Hawk in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
March has the highest sighting rate for Roadside Hawk in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.