Genus

Black Hawks and Allies

Buteogallus

5 species in our catalog · found in 86 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderAccipitriformes (Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies)
FamilyAccipitridae (Hawks, Eagles, and Kites)
GenusButeogallus (Black Hawks and Allies)

Species in this group

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Buteogallus meridionalis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Buteogallus urubitinga

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Buteogallus anthracinus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

NT Endemic

Buteogallus gundlachii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Buteogallus aequinoctialis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Black Hawks and Allies

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~70%
	Great Black-Hawk			~50%
	Savanna Hawk			~40%
2	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~60%
	Savanna Hawk			~60%
3	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	2	~50%
	Great Black-Hawk			~50%
	Common Black-Hawk			Insufficient data
4	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~50%
	Common Black-Hawk			~50%
	Great Black-Hawk			~10%
5	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~50%
	Common Black-Hawk			~50%
	Great Black-Hawk			Insufficient data
6	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~40%
	Common Black-Hawk			~40%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
7	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~40%
	Common Black-Hawk			~40%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
8	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~40%
	Common Black-Hawk			~40%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
9	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~40%
	Common Black-Hawk			~40%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
10	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~40%
	Common Black-Hawk			~40%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
	Savanna Hawk			Insufficient data
11	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~40%
	Common Black-Hawk			~40%
	Great Black-Hawk			Insufficient data
12	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	~40%
	Great Black-Hawk			~30%
	Savanna Hawk			~10%
13	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	~40%
	Savanna Hawk			~20%
	Great Black-Hawk			~10%
14	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~30%
	Common Black-Hawk			~30%
	Great Black-Hawk			Insufficient data
15	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	~30%
	Common Black-Hawk			~30%
	Great Black-Hawk			~10%
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
16	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1	~30%
	Cuban Black-Hawk			~30%
17	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2	~30%
	Great Black-Hawk			~20%
	Savanna Hawk			Insufficient data
18	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	~30%
	Common Black-Hawk			~20%
	Savanna Hawk			~10%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
19	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~30%
	Common Black-Hawk			~30%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
20	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	3	~30%
	Common Black-Hawk			~20%
	Rufous Crab Hawk			Insufficient data
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
21	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~30%
	Common Black-Hawk			~30%
	Great Black-Hawk			Insufficient data
22	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	3	~30%
	Savanna Hawk			~20%
	Common Black-Hawk			~10%
	Great Black-Hawk			Insufficient data
23	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~30%
	Common Black-Hawk			~30%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
24	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~30%
	Common Black-Hawk			~20%
	Great Black-Hawk			Insufficient data
25	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Common Black-Hawk			~20%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
26	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Common Black-Hawk			~20%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
27	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~20%
	Savanna Hawk			~10%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
28	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~20%
	Common Black-Hawk			~20%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
29	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~10%
	Great Black-Hawk			~10%
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
30	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Great Black-Hawk			~10%
31	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~10%
	Common Black-Hawk			~10%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
32	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Common Black-Hawk			~10%
33	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Common Black-Hawk			~10%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
34	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	2	~10%
	Common Black-Hawk			~10%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
35	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~10%
	Common Black-Hawk			~10%
	Great Black-Hawk			~10%
36	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~10%
	Common Black-Hawk			~10%
	Great Black-Hawk			Insufficient data
37	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Savanna Hawk			~10%
38	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~10%
	Great Black-Hawk			~10%
39	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	~10%
	Great Black-Hawk			~10%
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
40	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Common Black-Hawk			~10%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
41	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Common Black-Hawk			Insufficient data
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
42	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	~10%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			Insufficient data
43	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Common Black-Hawk			~10%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
44	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	~10%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			<5%
	Savanna Hawk			Insufficient data
45	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			<5%
46	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
47	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			Insufficient data
48	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			Insufficient data
	Common Black-Hawk			Insufficient data
49	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
50	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	2	<5%
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
51	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			Insufficient data
52	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			<5%
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			Insufficient data
53	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			<5%
54	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	<5%
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			Insufficient data
55	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			Insufficient data
56	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
57	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
58	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
	Savanna Hawk			Insufficient data
59	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2	<5%
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			Insufficient data
60	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	2	<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			<5%
61	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
62	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			Insufficient data
63	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
64	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
	Savanna Hawk			Insufficient data
65	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
66	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1	<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			Insufficient data
67	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			<5%
68	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	2	<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			Insufficient data
	Great Black-Hawk			Insufficient data
69	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	2	<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
70	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			Insufficient data
71	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
72	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
73	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			<5%
74	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
75	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			Insufficient data
76	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	2	<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			Insufficient data
77	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
78	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			Insufficient data
79	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			<5%
80	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			Insufficient data
81	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1	<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			Insufficient data
82	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			Insufficient data
83	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Savanna Hawk			Insufficient data
84	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Rufous Crab Hawk			Insufficient data
85	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			Insufficient data
86	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Savanna Hawk			Insufficient data

Black Hawks and Allies

Species in this group

Savanna Hawk

Great Black-Hawk

Common Black-Hawk

Cuban Black-Hawk

Rufous Crab Hawk

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Black Hawks and Allies

Parks Ranked