Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusRupornis
- SpeciesRupornis magnirostris (Roadside Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Black-collared Hawk
Busarellus nigricollis
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
Semiplumbeous Hawk
Leucopternis semiplumbeus
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
White Hawk
Leucopternis albicollis
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
📅 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 Tortuguero National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Roadside Hawk sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 397 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Roadside Hawk in Tortuguero National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Roadside Hawk in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.