Ferruginous Hawk

Ferruginous Hawk

Buteo regalis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Yellowstone National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
2 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
3 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
10 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
11 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
12 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
13 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
14 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
15 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ferruginous Hawk in Yellowstone National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Ferruginous Hawk sighting in Yellowstone National Park, based on 25 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Ferruginous Hawk in Yellowstone National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Ferruginous Hawk in Yellowstone National Park in our monthly data.

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