Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusButeo (Buteos)
- SpeciesButeo brachyurus (Short-tailed Hawk)
The short-tailed hawk (Buteo brachyurus) is an American bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles and Old World vultures. As a member of the genus Buteo, it is not a true hawk and thus also referred to as a "buteo" or (outside North America) "buzzard". The white-throated hawk (B. albigula) is a close relative and was formerly included in the species B. brachyurus. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Short-tailed Hawk sighting in Irazú Volcano National Park, based on 40 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Irazú Volcano National Park
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Short-tailed Hawk in Irazú Volcano National Park?
About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Short-tailed Hawk sighting in Irazú Volcano National Park, based on 40 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Short-tailed Hawk in Irazú Volcano National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Short-tailed Hawk in Irazú Volcano National Park in our monthly data.