Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus melanoleucus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusSpizaetus (Neotropical Hawk-Eagles)
- SpeciesSpizaetus melanoleucus (Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Volcán Barú National Park
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus ornatus
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle at Volcán Barú National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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