Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusButeo (Buteos)
- SpeciesButeo swainsoni (Swainson's Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Cahuita National Park
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Black-collared Hawk
Busarellus nigricollis
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Semiplumbeous Hawk
Leucopternis semiplumbeus
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
📅 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 Cahuita National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Swainson's Hawk sighting in Cahuita National Park, based on 22 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Swainson's Hawk in Cahuita National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Swainson's Hawk in Cahuita National Park in our monthly data.