Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusButeo (Buteos)
- SpeciesButeo swainsoni (Swainson's Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Great Bear Rainforest
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
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 Great Bear Rainforest?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Swainson's Hawk sighting in Great Bear Rainforest, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Swainson's Hawk in Great Bear Rainforest?
April has the highest sighting rate for Swainson's Hawk in Great Bear Rainforest in our monthly data.