Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusButeo (Buteos)
- SpeciesButeo swainsoni (Swainson's Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Farallones de Cali National Natural Park
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Barred Hawk
Leucopternis princeps
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus ornatus
Black-and-chestnut Eagle
Spizaetus isidori
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
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 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Swainson's Hawk sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Swainson's Hawk in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Swainson's Hawk in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park in our monthly data.