Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusButeo (Buteos)
- SpeciesButeo swainsoni (Swainson's Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Badlands National Park
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo regalis
Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Swainson's Hawk in Badlands National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Swainson's Hawk sighting in Badlands National Park, based on 89 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Swainson's Hawk in Badlands National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Swainson's Hawk in Badlands National Park in our monthly data.