Buteogallus anthracinus
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The common black hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles, hawks, and vultures. The adult common black-hawk is 43–53 cm (17–21 in) long and weighs 930 g (33 oz) on average. It has very broad wings, and is mainly black or dark gray. The short tail is black with a single broad white band and a white tip. The bill is black and the legs and cere are yellow. The adults resemble zone-tailed hawks, but have fewer white bars on their tail and are larger in size.
Sexes are similar, but immature birds are dark brown above with spotting and streaks. Their underparts are buff to whitish with dark blotches, and the tail has a number of black and white bars. It formerly included the Cuban black-hawk (Buteogallus gundlachii) as a subspecies. The mangrove black hawk, traditionally considered a distinct species, is now generally considered a subspecies, B. a. subtilis, of the common black-hawk.
The common black-hawk is a breeding bird in the warmer parts of the Americas, from the Southwestern United States through Central America to Venezuela, Peru, Trinidad, and the Lesser... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Maracaibo | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 5 | Tegucigalpa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 7 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 8 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | |
| 9 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Phoenix | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knowsley Safari Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | São Paulo Zoo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Xcaret | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Aviario Nacional de Colombia | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Zoológico Thomas Belt | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 6 | El Nispero Zoo | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Seaside Seabird Sanctuary | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Zoológico Miguél Álvarez del Toro | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Black-Hawk sighting in Tegucigalpa on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 86th most-seen of the 142 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Black-Hawk in Tegucigalpa on a given day, against under 5% in February–July and September–December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Black-Hawk sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 10
Of the 10 cities where we can rate Common Black-Hawk sightings, Tegucigalpa ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Panama City (Panama, about 10%), Maracaibo (Venezuela, about 10%) and Monterrey (México, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Black-Hawk is recorded against all the birds logged in Tegucigalpa (36 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
