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 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Black-collared Hawk
Busarellus nigricollis
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Slate-colored Hawk
Leucopternis schistaceus
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
Long-winged Harrier
Circus buffoni
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Savanna Hawk at Noel Kempff Mercado 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