American Swallow-tailed Kite

American Swallow-tailed Kite

Elanoides forficatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Brownsberg Nature Park

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
70–80
Feb
50–60
Mar
40–50
Apr
60–70
May
60–70
Jun
70–80
Jul
50–60
Aug
60–70
Sep
50–60
Oct
40–50
Nov
80–90
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
60–70%
2 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
3 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
4 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
5 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
6 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
7 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
8 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
9 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
10 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
11 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
12 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
13 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
14 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
15 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
16 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
17 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
18 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
10–20%
19 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
20 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
21 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
22 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
23 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
24 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
25 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
0–10%
26 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
27 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
0–10%
28 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
0–10%
29 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
0–10%
30 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
0–10%
31 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
0–10%
32 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
0–10%
33 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
0–10%
34 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
35 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
36 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
37 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
38 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
39 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
40 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
41 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
42 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
43 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
44 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
45 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
46 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
47 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
48 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
49 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
50 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
51 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
52 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
53 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
54 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
55 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
56 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
57 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
58 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
59 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
60 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
61 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
62 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
63 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
64 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
65 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
66 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
67 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
68 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
69 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
70 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
71 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
72 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
73 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
74 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
75 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
76 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
77 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
78 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
79 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a American Swallow-tailed Kite in Brownsberg Nature Park?

About 64% of visitor-days record a American Swallow-tailed Kite sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park, based on 157 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see American Swallow-tailed Kite in Brownsberg Nature Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for American Swallow-tailed Kite in Brownsberg Nature Park in our monthly data.

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