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 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Hook-billed Kite at Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca — 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