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 Ostional Wildlife Refuge
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
📅 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 Ostional Wildlife Refuge?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Plumbeous Kite sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Plumbeous Kite in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?
June has the highest sighting rate for Plumbeous Kite in Ostional Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.