Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusLeptodon (Leptodon Kites)
- SpeciesLeptodon cayanensis (Gray-headed Kite)
Closest Relatives at Soberanía National Park
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Semiplumbeous Hawk
Leucopternis semiplumbeus
Hook-billed Kite
Chondrohierax uncinatus
📅 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 Gray-headed Kite in Soberanía National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Gray-headed Kite sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 858 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Gray-headed Kite in Soberanía National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Gray-headed Kite in Soberanía National Park in our monthly data.