Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderAccipitriformes
FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
GenusButeo (Buteos)
SpeciesButeo jamaicensis (Red-tailed Hawk)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Tortuguero National Park

1 Verified records at Tortuguero National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) is a bird of prey and one of the most common hawks in North America. In the United States, it is one of three species colloquially known as the "chickenhawk". The red-tailed hawk breeds throughout most of the continent, from western Alaska and northern Canada to as far south as Panama and the West Indies. The red-tailed hawk occupies a wide range of habitats and altitudes, including deserts, grasslands, coniferous and deciduous forests, agricultural fields, and urban areas. It is absent in areas of unbroken forest and in the high arctic. It is legally protected in Canada, Mexico, and the United States by the Migratory Bird Treaty. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park

Buteo platypterus

Buteo nitidus

Buteo brachyurus

Buteo swainsoni

Buteo albonotatus

Buteogallus anthracinus

30–40% · Possible

Rupornis magnirostris

10–20% · With luck

Busarellus nigricollis

5–10% · With luck

Harpagus bidentatus

5–10% · With luck

Leptodon cayanensis

5–10% · With luck

Leucopternis semiplumbeus

5–10% · Rare

Elanoides forficatus

<5% · Rare

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Red-tailed Hawk at Tortuguero National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal

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	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
2	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
3	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	30–40%
4	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
5	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
6	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
7	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
8	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
9	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
10	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
11	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	20–30%
12	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
13	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
14	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
15	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
16	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
17	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
18	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
19	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
20	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
21	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
22	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
23	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
24	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
25	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
26	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
27	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
28	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
29	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
30	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
31	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
32	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
33	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
34	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
35	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
36	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
37	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
38	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
39	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
40	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
41	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
42	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	5–10%
43	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	5–10%
44	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
45	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
46	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
47	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
48	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
49	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
50	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	<5%
51	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
52	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
53	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
54	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
55	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
56	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
57	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
58	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
59	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
60	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
61	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
62	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
63	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
64	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
65	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
66	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
67	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
68	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
69	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
70	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
71	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
72	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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Red-tailed Hawk

Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park

Broad-winged Hawk

Gray-lined Hawk

Short-tailed Hawk

Swainson's Hawk

Zone-tailed Hawk

Common Black-Hawk

Roadside Hawk

Black-collared Hawk

Double-toothed Kite

Gray-headed Kite

Semiplumbeous Hawk

American Swallow-tailed Kite

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found