ðə ɹˈoʊdsaɪd hˈɔːk ɪz nˈaʊ ðɪ ˈoʊnli spˈiːsiːz plˈeɪst ɪnðə dʒˈɛnəs ɹˈuːpoːɹniz ðæt wʌz ˌɪntɹədˈuːst ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ baɪ ðə dʒˈɜːmən nˈætʃɚɹəlˌɪst jˈoʊhɑːn jˈækɑːb kˈɔːp.
The roadside hawk is now the only species placed in the genus Rupornis that was introduced in 1844 by the German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup.