Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusSpizaetus (Neotropical Hawk-Eagles)
- SpeciesSpizaetus tyrannus (Black Hawk-Eagle)
The black hawk-eagle (Spizaetus tyrannus), also known as the tyrant hawk-eagle, is a species of eagle found from central Mexico through Central America into the south of Brazil to Colombia, eastern Peru, and as far as northern Argentina. There are two known subspecies, S.t. tyrannus, which is found in Southeastern Brazil and Northeastern Argentina, and the slightly smaller S. t. serus, which can be found elsewhere throughout the species' range. Its preferred habitats include humid and moist forests close to rivers, and several types of woodland. It is uncommon to fairly common throughout most of its range. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Chapada dos Guimarães National Park
Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus melanoleucus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
White Hawk
Leucopternis albicollis
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Pearl Kite
Gampsonyx swainsonii
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
Chaco Eagle
Harpyhaliaetus coronatus
Savanna Hawk
Buteogallus meridionalis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Black Hawk-Eagle at Chapada dos Guimarães National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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