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 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
White Hawk
Leucopternis albicollis
📅 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 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Plumbeous Kite sighting in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park, based on 24 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Plumbeous Kite in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Plumbeous Kite in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park in our monthly data.