Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusButeo (Buteos)
- SpeciesButeo nitidus (Gray-lined Hawk)
The gray-lined hawk (Buteo nitidus) is a smallish raptor found in open country and forest edges. It is sometimes placed in the genus Asturina as Asturina nitida. The species has been split by the American Ornithological Society from the gray hawk. The gray-lined hawk is found from El Salvador to Argentina, as well as on the Caribbean island of Trinidad. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-lined Hawk sighting in Palo Verde National Park, based on 136 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Palo Verde National Park
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Harris' Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
📅 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 Gray-lined Hawk in Palo Verde National Park?
About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-lined Hawk sighting in Palo Verde National Park, based on 136 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Gray-lined Hawk in Palo Verde National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Gray-lined Hawk in Palo Verde National Park in our monthly data.