Black-faced Hawk
Leucopternis melanops
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusLeucopternis (Leucopternis Hawks)
- SpeciesLeucopternis melanops (Black-faced Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Sierra de la Macarena National Park
Slate-colored Hawk
Leucopternis schistaceus
White Hawk
Leucopternis albicollis
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Harpy Eagle
Harpia harpyja
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
Savanna Hawk
Buteogallus meridionalis
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Black-faced Hawk at Sierra de la Macarena National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |