Harris' Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusParabuteo (White-rumped and Harris's Hawks)
- SpeciesParabuteo unicinctus (Harris' Hawk)
Parabuteo unicinctus is a medium-large bird of prey that breeds from the southwestern United States south to Chile, central Argentina, and Brazil. It contains two subspecies, the Harris's hawk (P. u. harrisi) and the bay-winged hawk (P. u. unicinctus). The species is also occasionally referred to as the dusky hawk and known in Latin America as the peuco. Harris's hawk is notable for its behavior of hunting cooperatively in packs consisting of tolerant groups, while other raptors often hunt alone. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Emas National Park
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
Savanna Hawk
Buteogallus meridionalis
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Long-winged Harrier
Circus buffoni
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
Hook-billed Kite
Chondrohierax uncinatus
Chaco Eagle
Harpyhaliaetus coronatus
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus melanoleucus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Harris' Hawk at Emas 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