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 Sierra de la Macarena National Park
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Harpy Eagle
Harpia harpyja
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Slate-colored Hawk
Leucopternis schistaceus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
Pearl Kite
Gampsonyx swainsonii
📅 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 Sierra de la Macarena National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Savanna Hawk sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park, based on 127 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Savanna Hawk in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Savanna Hawk in Sierra de la Macarena National Park in our monthly data.