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 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
Pearl Kite
Gampsonyx swainsonii
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Semiplumbeous Hawk
Leucopternis semiplumbeus
📅 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 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Plumbeous Kite sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Plumbeous Kite in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?
September has the highest sighting rate for Plumbeous Kite in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.