Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusGeranospiza
- SpeciesGeranospiza caerulescens (Crane Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
Slate-colored Hawk
Leucopternis schistaceus
Slender-billed Kite
Helicolestes hamatus
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Harpy Eagle
Harpia harpyja
White Hawk
Leucopternis albicollis
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
📅 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 Crane Hawk in Yasuní National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Crane Hawk sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 225 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Crane Hawk in Yasuní National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Crane Hawk in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.