Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusRupornis
- SpeciesRupornis magnirostris (Roadside Hawk)
The roadside hawk (Rupornis magnirostris) is a relatively small bird of prey found in the Americas. This vocal species is often the most common raptor in its range. It has many subspecies and is now usually placed in the monotypic genus Rupornis instead of Buteo. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Roadside Hawk sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 52 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
📅 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 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Roadside Hawk sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 52 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Roadside Hawk in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
September has the highest sighting rate for Roadside Hawk in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.