Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusRupornis
- SpeciesRupornis magnirostris (Roadside Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Tijuca National Park
Rufous-thighed Kite
Harpagus diodon
Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Harris' Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
White-necked Hawk
Leucopternis lacernulatus
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle
Geranoaetus melanoleucus
Hook-billed Kite
Chondrohierax uncinatus
Long-winged Harrier
Circus buffoni
📅 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 Roadside Hawk in Tijuca National Park?
About 36% of visitor-days record a Roadside Hawk sighting in Tijuca National Park, based on 511 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Roadside Hawk in Tijuca National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Roadside Hawk in Tijuca National Park in our monthly data.