OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Rupornis ("filth bird") magnirostris ("great billed")
Roadside Hawk (Rupornis magnirostris) at Tarcoles, Costa Rica - November 2025
Weight: 250-300g / Length: 31-41cm / Wingspan: 60-80cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
The roadside hawk is a small and widespread hawk analagous in behaviour to buzzards in Europe - a perch based hunter of terrestrial prey such as insects, reptiles and small mammals. A widely distributed species found from Mexico to Argentina East of the Andes, there is significant variation in the plumage of its subspecies across this range.
Related Species:
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Rupornis
SUBSPECIES: R. m. griseocauda, R. m. conspectus, R. m. gracilis, R. m. sinushonduri, R. m. petulans, R. m. alius, R. m. magnirostris, R. m. occiduus, R. m. saturatus, R. m. nattereri, R. m. magniplumus, R. m. pucherani
- Sighting Locations -
Widespread at lower altitudes
- COSTA RICA 2025 TRIP: Seen at Tarcoles
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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