White Hawk
Leucopternis albicollis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusLeucopternis (Leucopternis Hawks)
- SpeciesLeucopternis albicollis (White Hawk)
The white hawk (Pseudastur albicollis) is a bird of prey breeding in the tropical New World of the family Accipitridae. Though it is commonly placed in the subfamily Buteoninae, the validity of this group is doubtful and currently under review. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Poás Volcano National Park
Barred Hawk
Leucopternis princeps
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus ornatus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Harris' Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of White Hawk at Poás Volcano 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