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 Volcán Barú National Park
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus ornatus
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Double-toothed Kite at Volcán Barú 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