Pearl Kite
Gampsonyx swainsonii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusGampsonyx (Pearl Kites)
- SpeciesGampsonyx swainsonii (Pearl Kite)
Closest Relatives at Masaya Volcano National Park
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
📅 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 Masaya Volcano National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Pearl Kite sighting in Masaya Volcano National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pearl Kite in Masaya Volcano National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Pearl Kite in Masaya Volcano National Park in our monthly data.