Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusButeo (Buteos)
- SpeciesButeo swainsoni (Swainson's Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Braulio Carrillo National Park
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
White Hawk
Leucopternis albicollis
Black-collared Hawk
Busarellus nigricollis
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Semiplumbeous Hawk
Leucopternis semiplumbeus
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
📅 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 Braulio Carrillo National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Swainson's Hawk sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 50 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Swainson's Hawk in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Swainson's Hawk in Braulio Carrillo National Park in our monthly data.