Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusButeo (Buteos)
- SpeciesButeo swainsoni (Swainson's Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Joshua Tree National Park
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo regalis
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
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 Joshua Tree National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Swainson's Hawk sighting in Joshua Tree National Park, based on 54 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Swainson's Hawk in Joshua Tree National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Swainson's Hawk in Joshua Tree National Park in our monthly data.