Rufous-thighed Kite
Harpagus diodon
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusHarpagus (Double-toothed and Rufous-thighed Kites)
- SpeciesHarpagus diodon (Rufous-thighed Kite)
Closest Relatives at Canaima National Park
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
White Hawk
Leucopternis albicollis
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Savanna Hawk
Buteogallus meridionalis
Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus melanoleucus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Rufous-thighed Kite at Canaima National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 9 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |