Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusGeranospiza
- SpeciesGeranospiza caerulescens (Crane Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Soberanía National Park
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Semiplumbeous Hawk
Leucopternis semiplumbeus
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 Crane Hawk in Soberanía National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Crane Hawk sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 882 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Crane Hawk in Soberanía National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Crane Hawk in Soberanía National Park in our monthly data.