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 Tayrona National Natural Park
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Pearl Kite
Gampsonyx swainsonii
Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
📅 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 Tayrona National Natural Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Savanna Hawk sighting in Tayrona National Natural Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Savanna Hawk in Tayrona National Natural Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Savanna Hawk in Tayrona National Natural Park in our monthly data.