Savanna Hawk
Buteogallus meridionalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusButeogallus (Black Hawks and Allies)
- SpeciesButeogallus meridionalis (Savanna Hawk)
The savanna hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis) is a large raptor found in open savanna and swamp edges. It was formerly placed in the genus Heterospizias. It breeds from Panama and Trinidad south to Bolivia, Uruguay and central Argentina. There are also reports of it in California, from 1973 in Alameda County and from 1974 in San Diego County. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Parque Natural Metropolitano
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Hook-billed Kite
Chondrohierax uncinatus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Savanna Hawk at Parque Natural Metropolitano — 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