Hook-billed Kite
Chondrohierax uncinatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusChondrohierax (Hook-billed and Cuban Kites)
- SpeciesChondrohierax uncinatus (Hook-billed Kite)
The hook-billed kite (Chondrohierax uncinatus), is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, eagles, and harriers. It occurs in the Americas, including the Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and tropical South America. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Chirripó National Park
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Barred Hawk
Leucopternis princeps
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus ornatus
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Hook-billed Kite at Chirripó 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