Leucopternis schistaceus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The slate-colored hawk (Buteogallus schistaceus) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae: the hawks, eagles, and allies. It is found in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, and French Guiana.
It is a medium-sized to large bird, typically about 40 cm (16 in) long. It is medium slate-grey in color, with contrasting bright white horizontal banding on its tail feathers. It has a medium-white breast with vertical black markings. It has a large orange cere at the base of its beak, and large yellow eyes.
The slate-colored hawk inhabits most of the Amazon rainforest, primarily in várzea and especially in areas near water like rivers, swamps or mangrove. It hunts for frogs, snakes, small mammals, crabs and other small animals, often at the water edges.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Slate-colored Hawk sighting in Yasuní National Park on a given day, based on 469 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 109th most-seen of the 533 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, June–August and December–January
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Slate-colored Hawk in Yasuní National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February, April–May and September–November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Slate-colored 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.
2nd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Slate-colored Hawk sightings, Yasuní National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (Ecuador, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Slate-colored Hawk is recorded against all the birds logged in Yasuní National Park (469 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.
