Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusButeo (Buteos)
- SpeciesButeo swainsoni (Swainson's Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
White Hawk
Leucopternis albicollis
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
Crested Eagle
Morphnus guianensis
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
📅 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 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Swainson's Hawk sighting in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Swainson's Hawk in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?
October has the highest sighting rate for Swainson's Hawk in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.