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 Cañón del Sumidero National Park
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Hook-billed Kite
Chondrohierax uncinatus
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Double-toothed Kite at Cañón del Sumidero 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