Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusRupornis
- SpeciesRupornis magnirostris (Roadside Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Volcán Barú National Park
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus ornatus
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
📅 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 Volcán Barú National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Roadside Hawk sighting in Volcán Barú National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Roadside Hawk in Volcán Barú National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Roadside Hawk in Volcán Barú National Park in our monthly data.