Plumbeous Kite
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Plumbeous Kite

Ictinia plumbea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Main Ridge Forest Reserve
13 Verified records at Main Ridge Forest Reserve
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The plumbeous kite (Ictinia plumbea) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae that is resident in much of northern South America. It is migratory in the northern part of its range which extends north to Mexico. It feeds on insects which it catches either from a perch or while in flight. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Plumbeous Kite sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Main Ridge Forest Reserve

Great Black-Hawk
LC

Great Black-Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteogallus urubitinga

40–50% · Likely
Broad-winged Hawk
LC

Broad-winged Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo platypterus

10–20% · With luck
Common Black-Hawk
LC

Common Black-Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteogallus anthracinus

Insufficient data
Zone-tailed Hawk
LC

Zone-tailed Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo albonotatus

Insufficient data
Osprey
LC

Osprey

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pandion haliaetus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
2 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
3 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
4 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
5 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
6 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
7 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
20–30%
8 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
9 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
10 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
11 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
12 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
13 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
10–20%
14 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
15 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
10–20%
16 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
17 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
18 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
19 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
20 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
21 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
22 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
23 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
5–10%
24 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
25 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
26 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
27 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
28 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
29 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
<5%
30 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
31 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
32 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
33 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
34 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
35 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
36 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
37 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
38 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
39 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
40 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
41 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
42 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
43 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
44 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
45 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
46 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
47 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
48 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
49 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
50 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
51 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
52 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
53 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
54 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
55 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
56 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
57 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
58 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
59 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
60 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
61 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
62 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Plumbeous Kite in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Plumbeous Kite sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Plumbeous Kite in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

January has the highest sighting rate for Plumbeous Kite in Main Ridge Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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