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 Itatiaia National Park
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Buteo leucorrhous
Percnohierax leucorrhous
Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus melanoleucus
Rufous-thighed Kite
Harpagus diodon
Savanna Hawk
Buteogallus meridionalis
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Mantled Hawk
Leucopternis polionotus
Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
📅 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 Itatiaia National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Plumbeous Kite sighting in Itatiaia National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Plumbeous Kite in Itatiaia National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Plumbeous Kite in Itatiaia National Park in our monthly data.