Geranospiza caerulescens
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The crane hawk (Geranospiza caerulescens) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is the only species placed in the genus Geranospiza. The crane hawk used to be many species that were recently lumped into one. Those species are now designated as subspecies. Color varies clinally, though, and it is now commonly accepted that they comprise one species. There are also two species of harrier-hawks in Africa of the genus Polyboroides that, while they are morphologically and behaviorally similar, are not very closely related. They serve as a good example of convergent evolution.
Six subspecies are recognised: Crane hawks occur in tropical lowlands at the edge of forests and are almost always... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guayaquil | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 3 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London Zoo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Bauru Zoo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Aviario Nacional de Colombia | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | UMA "El Palapo" | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Zoo. La Isla del Tapir | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Parque dos Falcões | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Crane Hawk sighting in Iguazú National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 314th most-seen of the 343 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Crane Hawk in Iguazú National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Crane 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.
36th of 38
Of the 38 parks where we can rate Crane Hawk sightings, Iguazú National Park ranks 36th at under 5%. The best odds are in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (Brazil, about 30%), El Palmar National Park (Argentina, about 20%) and El Impenetrable National Park (Argentina, about 20%).
Same family: Accipitridae
The closest relatives of the Crane Hawk that you can see in Iguazú National Park (family Accipitridae, Hawks, Eagles, and Kites) are Roadside Hawk (about 30%), Plumbeous Kite (about 20%) and Snail Kite (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Crane Hawk is recorded against all the birds logged in Iguazú National Park (12 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
