White-rumped Hawk

White-rumped Hawk

Percnohierax leucorrhous

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Los Nevados National Natural Park

In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%

57 Verified sightings at Los Nevados National Natural Park From 2019 to 2026
126 In all 3 parks
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Sounds

Flight call0:59

Ecuador · 2016

© Manuel Sánchez-Nivicela · XC1154753 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call0:19

Ecuador · 2025

© Marc Anderson · XC1000413 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song0:33

Colombia · 2016

© Natalia Yepes · XC343838 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
2 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
3 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Quito 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White-rumped Hawk in Los Nevados National Natural Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-rumped Hawk sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 57 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 273rd most-seen of the 424 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a White-rumped Hawk in Los Nevados National Natural Park?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-rumped Hawk in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a White-rumped Hawk?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-rumped 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.

Is Los Nevados National Natural Park the best place to see a White-rumped Hawk?

Among the best

Of the 3 parks where we can rate White-rumped Hawk sightings, Los Nevados National Natural Park ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, under 5%).

Which relatives of the White-rumped Hawk live in Los Nevados National Natural Park?

Same family: Accipitridae

The closest relatives of the White-rumped Hawk that you can see in Los Nevados National Natural Park (family Accipitridae, Hawks, Eagles, and Kites) are Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle (about 20%), Roadside Hawk (about 10%) and Broad-winged Hawk (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the White-rumped Hawk sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the White-rumped Hawk is recorded against all the birds logged in Los Nevados National Natural Park (57 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.

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