Gray-lined Hawk

Gray-lined Hawk

Buteo nitidus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Braulio Carrillo National Park
514 Verified records at Braulio Carrillo National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The gray-lined hawk (Buteo nitidus) is a smallish raptor found in open country and forest edges. It is sometimes placed in the genus Asturina as Asturina nitida. The species has been split by the American Ornithological Society from the gray hawk. The gray-lined hawk is found from El Salvador to Argentina, as well as on the Caribbean island of Trinidad. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-lined Hawk sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 514 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
10–20
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
2 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
3 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
4 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
5 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
6 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
7 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
8 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
9 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
10 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
11 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
12 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
13 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
14 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
15 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
16 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
17 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
18 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
10–20%
19 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
20 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
21 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
22 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
23 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
24 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
25 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
26 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
27 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
5–10%
28 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
29 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
30 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
31 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
32 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
33 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
34 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
35 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
36 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
37 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
38 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
<5%
39 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
40 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
41 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
42 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
<5%
43 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
<5%
44 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
45 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
46 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
47 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
48 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
49 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
50 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
51 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
52 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
53 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
54 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
55 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
56 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
57 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
58 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
59 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
60 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
61 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
62 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
63 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
64 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
65 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
66 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
67 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Gray-lined Hawk in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-lined Hawk sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 514 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Gray-lined Hawk in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Gray-lined Hawk in Braulio Carrillo National Park in our monthly data.

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