Pearl Kite
Gampsonyx swainsonii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusGampsonyx (Pearl Kites)
- SpeciesGampsonyx swainsonii (Pearl Kite)
Closest Relatives at Cordillera Azul National Park
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Hook-billed Kite
Chondrohierax uncinatus
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
White Hawk
Leucopternis albicollis
Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus melanoleucus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
📅 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 Pearl Kite in Cordillera Azul National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Pearl Kite sighting in Cordillera Azul National Park, based on 55 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pearl Kite in Cordillera Azul National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Pearl Kite in Cordillera Azul National Park in our monthly data.