Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusHarpagus (Double-toothed and Rufous-thighed Kites)
- SpeciesHarpagus bidentatus (Double-toothed Kite)
Closest Relatives at Tenorio Volcano National Park
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
White Hawk
Leucopternis albicollis
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus ornatus
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Harris' Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Barred Hawk
Leucopternis princeps
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
📅 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 Double-toothed Kite in Tenorio Volcano National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Double-toothed Kite sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park, based on 49 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Double-toothed Kite in Tenorio Volcano National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Double-toothed Kite in Tenorio Volcano National Park in our monthly data.