Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusIctinia (Mississippi and Plumbeous Kites)
- SpeciesIctinia plumbea (Plumbeous Kite)
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 →
Closest Relatives at Caroni Swamp
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Long-winged Harrier
Circus buffoni
Rufous Crab Hawk
Buteogallus aequinoctialis
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Savanna Hawk
Buteogallus meridionalis
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
Pearl Kite
Gampsonyx swainsonii
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Plumbeous Kite at Caroni Swamp — 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