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Broad-winged Hawk

Buteo platypterus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Congaree National Park
6 Verified records at Congaree National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The broad-winged hawk (Buteo platypterus) is a medium-sized hawk of the genus Buteo. During the summer, some subspecies are distributed over eastern North America, as far west as British Columbia and Texas; they then migrate south to winter in the Neotropics from Mexico south to southern Brazil. Other subspecies are all-year residents on Caribbean islands. As in most raptors, females are slightly larger than males. Broad-winged hawks' wings are relatively short and broad with a tapered, somewhat pointed appearance. The two types of coloration are a dark morph with fewer white areas and a light morph that is more pale overall. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Broad-winged Hawk sighting in Congaree National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Congaree National Park

Red-shouldered Hawk
LC

Red-shouldered Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo lineatus

40–50% · Likely
Red-tailed Hawk
LC Endemic

Red-tailed Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo jamaicensis

5–10% · With luck
Mississippi Kite
LC

Mississippi Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ictinia mississippiensis

5–10% · With luck
Golden Eagle
LC Endemic

Golden Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila chrysaetos

Insufficient data
Bald Eagle
LC

Bald Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

<5% · Rare
Sharp-shinned Hawk
LC Endemic

Sharp-shinned Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Accipiter striatus

<5% · Rare
Hen Harrier
LC

Hen Harrier

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Circus cyaneus

<5% · Rare
American Swallow-tailed Kite
LC

American Swallow-tailed Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Elanoides forficatus

Insufficient data
Turkey Vulture
LC

Turkey Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cathartes aura

40–50% · Likely
Black Vulture
LC

Black Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coragyps atratus

30–40% · Possible
Osprey
LC

Osprey

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pandion haliaetus

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
30–40%
2 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
3 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
4 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
5 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
6 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
7 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
10–20%
8 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
9 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
10 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
11 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
12 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
13 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
14 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
15 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
16 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
17 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
18 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
19 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
20 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
21 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
22 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
23 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
24 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
25 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
26 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
27 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
28 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
29 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
30 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
31 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
32 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
33 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
34 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
5–10%
35 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
36 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
37 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
38 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
39 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
40 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
41 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
42 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
43 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
44 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
45 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
46 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
47 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
48 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
49 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
50 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
51 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
52 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
53 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
54 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
55 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
56 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
57 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
<5%
58 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
59 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
60 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
61 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
62 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
63 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
64 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
65 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
66 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
67 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
68 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
69 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
70 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
<5%
71 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
72 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
73 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
74 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
75 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
76 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
77 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
78 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
79 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
80 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
81 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
82 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
83 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
84 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
85 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
86 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
87 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
88 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
89 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
90 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
91 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
92 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
93 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
94 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
95 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
96 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
97 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Broad-winged Hawk in Congaree National Park?

About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Broad-winged Hawk sighting in Congaree National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Broad-winged Hawk in Congaree National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Broad-winged Hawk in Congaree National Park in our monthly data.

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