Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusIctinia (Mississippi and Plumbeous Kites)
- SpeciesIctinia plumbea (Plumbeous Kite)
Closest Relatives at Amacayacu National Natural Park
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Black-collared Hawk
Busarellus nigricollis
Slate-colored Hawk
Leucopternis schistaceus
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus ornatus
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
Slender-billed Kite
Helicolestes hamatus
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
📅 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 Plumbeous Kite in Amacayacu National Natural Park?
About 16% of visitor-days record a Plumbeous Kite sighting in Amacayacu National Natural Park, based on 141 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Plumbeous Kite in Amacayacu National Natural Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Plumbeous Kite in Amacayacu National Natural Park in our monthly data.