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 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
White Hawk
Leucopternis albicollis
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Pearl Kite
Gampsonyx swainsonii
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
Chaco Eagle
Harpyhaliaetus coronatus
Savanna Hawk
Buteogallus meridionalis
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
📅 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 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Plumbeous Kite sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, based on 144 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Plumbeous Kite in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Plumbeous Kite in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park in our monthly data.