Hook-billed Kite
Chondrohierax uncinatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusChondrohierax (Hook-billed and Cuban Kites)
- SpeciesChondrohierax uncinatus (Hook-billed Kite)
Closest Relatives at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus ornatus
📅 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 Hook-billed Kite in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Hook-billed Kite sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Hook-billed Kite in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
December has the highest sighting rate for Hook-billed Kite in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.