Hook-billed Kite

Closest Relatives at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge

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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	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
2	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	5–10%
3	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
4	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
5	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
6	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
7	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
8	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
9	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
10	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
11	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
12	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
13	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
14	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
15	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
16	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
17	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
18	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
19	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
20	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
21	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
22	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
23	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
24	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
25	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
26	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
27	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
28	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
29	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
30	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
31	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
32	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
33	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
34	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
35	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
36	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
37	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
38	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
39	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
40	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
41	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
42	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
43	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
44	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
45	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
46	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
47	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
48	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
49	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
50	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
51	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
52	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
53	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
54	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	Insufficient data
55	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
56	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Hook-billed Kite in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Hook-billed Kite sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Hook-billed Kite in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

January has the highest sighting rate for Hook-billed Kite in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.