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Roadside hawk

Rupornis magnirostris (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

LCLeast Concernbirds of prey

The roadside hawk (Rupornis magnirostris) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh 269 g to 332.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Roadside hawk (Rupornis magnirostris)
Photo: Félix Uribe from Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the roadside hawk

Weight
269 g – 332.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the roadside hawk live?

Not recorded

What is the roadside hawk?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The roadside hawk (Rupornis magnirostris) is a relatively small bird of prey found in the Americas. This vocal species is often the most common raptor in its range. It has many subspecies and is now usually placed in the monotypic genus Rupornis instead of Buteo.

From the Wikipedia article “Roadside hawk” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roadside_hawk&oldid=1361295996), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

What does the roadside hawk sound like?

Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the roadside hawk endangered?

The roadside hawk is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the roadside hawk classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAccipitriformes
  5. familyAccipitridae
  6. genusRupornis
  7. SpeciesRupornis magnirostris (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

Synonyms Astur magnirostris, Buteo magnirostris, Buteo magnirostris magnirostris, Falco magnirostris, Ruporni magnirostris

Other names and names in other languages (54)
  • صقر جانب الطريقArabic
  • باز غليظ المنقارArabic
  • هوك على جانب الطريقEgyptian Arabic
  • aligot becgròsCatalan
  • káně krahujováCzech
  • Bwncath De AmericaWelsh
  • TyknæbsvågeDanish
  • Tyknæbbet VågeDanish
  • WegebussardGerman
  • apudvoja buteoEsperanto
  • Grandbeka buteoEsperanto
  • GuíoSpanish
  • Aguililla camineraSpanish
  • Aguilucho de ala rojizaSpanish
  • Busardo camineroSpanish
  • Gavilán camineroSpanish
  • gavilán chapulineroSpanish
  • Gavilán comúnSpanish
  • Gavilán HabadoSpanish
  • Gavilán polleroSpanish
  • TaguatóSpanish
  • Taguató comúnSpanish
  • väikeviuEstonian
  • باز کنارجادهایPersian
  • soreahiirihaukkaFinnish
  • Buse à gros becFrench
  • Paganni-savanngcr
  • YndajeGuarani
  • עקב צד הדרךHebrew
  • mali škanjacCroatian
  • rovarászölyvHungarian
  • Poiana beccogrossoItalian
  • Poiana delle stradeItalian
  • オオハシノスリJapanese
  • 큰부리말똥가리Korean
  • didžiasnapis suopisLithuanian
  • Atsáłchííʼ yázhíNavajo
  • WegbuizerdDutch
  • veivåkNorwegian
  • myszołowczykPolish
  • gavião-carijóPortuguese
  • bútio-dos-caminhosPortuguese
  • Gavião-ripinaPortuguese
  • Дорожный канюкRussian
  • myšiak zobatýSlovak
  • Drumski mišarSerbian
  • Јастреб крајпуташSerbian
  • vägvråkSwedish
  • Yol ŞahiniTurkish
  • Tıknaz Gagalı ŞahinTurkish
  • Великодзьобий канюкUkrainian
  • канюк великодзьобийUkrainian
  • 大嘴鵟Chinese
  • 阔嘴鵟Chinese

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Relatives of the roadside hawk

Other species in the same family Accipitridae.

LC, Least Concern
Black kite (Milvus migrans)

Black kite

Milvus migrans

Accipitridae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the roadside hawk?

An adult roadside hawk weighs 269 g – 332.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the roadside hawk endangered?

The roadside hawk is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the roadside hawk?

The roadside hawk (Rupornis magnirostris) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{roadside_hawk_2026,
  title = {Roadside hawk (Rupornis magnirostris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/roadside-hawk},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}