Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus ornatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusSpizaetus (Neotropical Hawk-Eagles)
- SpeciesSpizaetus ornatus (Ornate Hawk-Eagle)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Ornate Hawk-Eagle sighting in Los Quetzales National Park, based on 139 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Los Quetzales National Park
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Barred Hawk
Leucopternis princeps
Hook-billed Kite
Chondrohierax uncinatus
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
📅 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 Ornate Hawk-Eagle in Los Quetzales National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Ornate Hawk-Eagle sighting in Los Quetzales National Park, based on 139 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Ornate Hawk-Eagle in Los Quetzales National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Ornate Hawk-Eagle in Los Quetzales National Park in our monthly data.