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 Utría National Natural Park
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Plumbeous Hawk
Leucopternis plumbeus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Semiplumbeous Hawk
Leucopternis semiplumbeus
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
White Hawk
Leucopternis albicollis
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus ornatus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Double-toothed Kite at Utría National Natural 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