Genus

Black Hawks and Allies

Buteogallus

4 species in our catalog · found in 71 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderAccipitriformes (Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies)
FamilyAccipitridae (Hawks, Eagles, and Kites)
GenusButeogallus (Black Hawks and Allies)

Species in this group

Buteogallus urubitinga

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Buteogallus meridionalis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Buteogallus anthracinus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

NT Endemic

Buteogallus gundlachii

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Black Hawks and Allies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 19 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 4	~90%
	Great Black-Hawk			~70%
	Savanna Hawk			~60%
2	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~60%
	Savanna Hawk			~60%
3	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 4	~50%
	Common Black-Hawk			~50%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
4	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	~40%
	Common Black-Hawk			~50%
5	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 4	~40%
	Common Black-Hawk			~40%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
6	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 4	~40%
	Common Black-Hawk			~40%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
7	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 4	~40%
	Common Black-Hawk			~40%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
8	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 4	~40%
	Common Black-Hawk			~40%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
9	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 4	~40%
	Common Black-Hawk			~40%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
10	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1 of 4	~40%
	Cuban Black-Hawk			~40%
11	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~40%
	Common Black-Hawk			~40%
12	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 4	~40%
	Common Black-Hawk			~40%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
13	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 4	~40%
	Great Black-Hawk			~40%
14	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 4	~30%
	Great Black-Hawk			~30%
	Savanna Hawk			~10%
15	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 4	~30%
	Common Black-Hawk			~30%
16	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3 of 4	~30%
	Common Black-Hawk			~30%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
17	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 4	~30%
	Common Black-Hawk			~30%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
18	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 4	~30%
	Common Black-Hawk			~30%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
19	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~30%
	Common Black-Hawk			~30%
20	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 4	~30%
	Savanna Hawk			~20%
	Great Black-Hawk			~10%
21	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 4	~30%
	Savanna Hawk			~20%
	Common Black-Hawk			~10%
22	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 4	~30%
	Common Black-Hawk			~30%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
23	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	2 of 4	~20%
	Common Black-Hawk			~20%
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
24	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 4	~20%
	Great Black-Hawk			~20%
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
25	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 4	~20%
	Common Black-Hawk			~20%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
26	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 4	~20%
	Common Black-Hawk			~20%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
27	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 4	~20%
	Common Black-Hawk			~10%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
28	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 4	~20%
	Savanna Hawk			~10%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
29	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 4	~20%
	Common Black-Hawk			~20%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
30	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 4	~10%
	Common Black-Hawk			~10%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
31	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 4	~10%
	Great Black-Hawk			~10%
32	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 4	~10%
	Common Black-Hawk			~10%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
33	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Black-Hawk			~10%
34	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Black-Hawk			~10%
35	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 4	~10%
	Great Black-Hawk			~10%
36	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	2 of 4	~10%
	Common Black-Hawk			~10%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
37	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Black-Hawk			~10%
38	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 4	~10%
	Great Black-Hawk			~10%
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
39	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 4	~10%
	Great Black-Hawk			~10%
40	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 4	~10%
	Common Black-Hawk			~10%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
41	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 4	~10%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
42	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 4	<5%
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
43	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 4	<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			<5%
44	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			<5%
45	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 4	<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
46	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 4	<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
47	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 4	<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			<5%
48	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 4	<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			<5%
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
49	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
50	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 4	<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			<5%
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
51	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
52	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	<5%
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
53	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	<5%
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
54	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1 of 4	<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
55	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 4	<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
56	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
57	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 4	<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
58	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
59	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 4	<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			<5%
60	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 4	<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			<5%
61	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 4	<5%
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
62	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 4	<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			<5%
63	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 4	<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
64	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
65	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 4	<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			<5%
66	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	<5%
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
67	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	<5%
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
68	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
69	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 4	<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			<5%
70	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
71	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 4	~10%
	Common Black-Hawk			~10%
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
2	Goiânia	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 4	~10%
	Great Black-Hawk			~10%
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
3	Guayaquil	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 4	~10%
	Savanna Hawk			~10%
4	Maracaibo	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Black-Hawk			~10%
5	Asuncion	🇵🇾 Paraguay	1 of 4	~10%
	Great Black-Hawk			~10%
6	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Black-Hawk			~10%
7	João Pessoa	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
8	Barranquilla	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 4	<5%
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
9	Campo Grande	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 4	<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
10	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 4	<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			<5%
11	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 4	<5%
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
12	Tegucigalpa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 4	<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			<5%
13	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	<5%
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
14	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 4	<5%
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
15	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	1 of 4	<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			<5%
16	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 4	<5%
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
17	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	2 of 4	<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
18	Santos	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	<5%
	Great Black-Hawk			<5%
19	San Salvador	🇸🇻 El Salvador	1 of 4	<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			<5%
20	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	<5%
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
21	Bogota	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 4	<5%
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
22	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	<5%
	Savanna Hawk			<5%
23	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			<5%
24	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Common Black-Hawk			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Knowsley Safari Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
2	São Paulo Zoo	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
3	Parque Municipal Summit	🇵🇦 Panama	In captivity
4	Xcaret	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
5	Parque de las Leyendas	🇵🇪 Peru	In captivity
6	Aviario Nacional de Colombia	🇨🇴 Colombia	In captivity
7	Bioparque Los Ocarros	🇨🇴 Colombia	In captivity
8	Bioparque Wakatá	🇨🇴 Colombia	In captivity
9	Zoológico do CIGS	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
10	Mangal das Garças	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
11	Refugio Silvestre Yanacocha	🇪🇨 Ecuador	In captivity
12	Yanacocha Animal Rescue Centre	🇪🇨 Ecuador	In captivity
13	Zoológico Thomas Belt	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	In captivity
14	El Nispero Zoo	🇵🇦 Panama	In captivity
15	Parque dos Falcões	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
16	Zoológico de Canindé	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
17	GüiráOga	🇦🇷 Argentina	In captivity
18	Seaside Seabird Sanctuary	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
19	Zoológico Miguél Álvarez del Toro	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity

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Black Hawks and Allies

Species in this group

Great Black-Hawk

Savanna Hawk

Common Black-Hawk

Cuban Black-Hawk

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Black Hawks and Allies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found