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 Braulio Carrillo National Park
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
White Hawk
Leucopternis albicollis
Black-collared Hawk
Busarellus nigricollis
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Semiplumbeous Hawk
Leucopternis semiplumbeus
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
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 Plumbeous Kite in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Plumbeous Kite sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Plumbeous Kite in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Plumbeous Kite in Braulio Carrillo National Park in our monthly data.