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 Tenorio Volcano National Park
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
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
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
📅 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 Tenorio Volcano National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Plumbeous Kite sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Plumbeous Kite in Tenorio Volcano National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Plumbeous Kite in Tenorio Volcano National Park in our monthly data.