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 →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-lined Hawk sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 66 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
📅 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 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-lined Hawk sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 66 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Gray-lined Hawk in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
June has the highest sighting rate for Gray-lined Hawk in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.