Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusButeo (Buteos)
- SpeciesButeo swainsoni (Swainson's Hawk)
Closest Relatives at La Amistad International Park (Panama)
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus ornatus
📅 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 La Amistad International Park (Panama)?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Swainson's Hawk sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama), based on 342 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Swainson's Hawk in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?
March has the highest sighting rate for Swainson's Hawk in La Amistad International Park (Panama) in our monthly data.