---
title: "Crane Hawk"
description: "Geranospiza caerulescens — Uccelli. The crane hawk (Geranospiza caerulescens) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/crane-hawk
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Crane Hawk

> Geranospiza caerulescens — Uccelli. The crane hawk (Geranospiza caerulescens) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.

- Scientific name: *Geranospiza caerulescens*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 2658
- Wikidata: [Q744953](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q744953)
- iNaturalist taxon: [5411](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5411)

## Names

- en: Crane Hawk
- de: Sperberweihe
- es: Gavilán zancón
- fr: Buse échasse
- nl: Langpootkiekendief
- pt: Gavião-pernilongo
- pl: Jastrzębiec

## Countries with the most observations

MX (741), BR (679), CR (162), PA (157), EC (153), AR (151), CO (129), HN (55), PE (49), SV (32), BO (25), BZ (25)

## Summary

The crane hawk (Geranospiza caerulescens) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is the only species placed in the genus Geranospiza.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_hawk

## Photo

![Crane Hawk](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/crane-hawk/medium.jpg)

Photo: Diego Carús · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17803016

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/crane-hawk?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).