Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusButeo (Buteos)
- SpeciesButeo swainsoni (Swainson's Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Sierra de la Macarena National Park
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Harpy Eagle
Harpia harpyja
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
Savanna Hawk
Buteogallus meridionalis
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
📅 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 Sierra de la Macarena National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Swainson's Hawk sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Swainson's Hawk in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Swainson's Hawk in Sierra de la Macarena National Park in our monthly data.