Where does the Common Black Hawk live?
Buteogallus anthracinus has 194,483 records in 23 countries and territories, from 1868 to 2026. Most records come from Costa Rica.
- 194,483 records
- 23 places
- 141 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesAccipitriformesAccipitridaeButeogallus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: March. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 49,822 | |
| United States | 39,513 | |
| Mexico | 39,417 | |
| Panama | 17,455 | |
| Belize | 13,059 | |
| Honduras | 9,393 | |
| Colombia | 6,968 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 6,597 | |
| Guatemala | 2,940 | |
| Venezuela | 2,936 | |
| El Salvador | 2,785 | |
| Nicaragua | 1,942 | |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines | 918 | |
| Ecuador | 590 | |
| Peru | 101 | |
| Guyana | 20 | |
| Cuba | 14 | |
| French Guiana | 4 | |
| Saint Lucia | 4 | |
| Suriname | 2 | |
| Brazil | 1 | |
| Germany | 1 | |
| Grenada | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Accipitridae.
Red-tailed Hawk
12,453,989 records
Bald Eagle
7,794,263 records
Common Buzzard
7,541,433 records
Hen Harrier
5,090,488 records
Red-shouldered
5,068,701 records
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier
3,359,616 records
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
2,938,262 records
Black Kite
2,793,592 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.