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 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Harpy Eagle
Harpia harpyja
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Semiplumbeous Hawk
Leucopternis semiplumbeus
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
📅 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 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Plumbeous Kite sighting in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park, based on 182 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Plumbeous Kite in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Plumbeous Kite in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park in our monthly data.