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)
The double-toothed kite (Harpagus bidentatus) is a species of bird of prey in subfamily Accipitrinae, the "true" hawks, of family Accipitridae. It is found from central Mexico through Central America into much of northern and eastern South America. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Cusuco National Park
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
White Hawk
Leucopternis albicollis
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Double-toothed Kite at Cusuco National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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