Hook-billed Kite
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Hook-billed Kite

Chondrohierax uncinatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Ostional Wildlife Refuge
2 Verified records at Ostional Wildlife Refuge
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 Ostional Wildlife Refuge

Common Black-Hawk
LC

Common Black-Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteogallus anthracinus

40–50% · Likely
Broad-winged Hawk
LC

Broad-winged Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo platypterus

5–10% · With luck
Roadside Hawk
LC

Roadside Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rupornis magnirostris

5–10% · With luck
Crane Hawk
LC

Crane Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geranospiza caerulescens

<5% · Rare
Double-toothed Kite
LC

Double-toothed Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Harpagus bidentatus

<5% · Rare
Short-tailed Hawk
LC

Short-tailed Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo brachyurus

<5% · Rare
Gray-lined Hawk
LC

Gray-lined Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo nitidus

<5% · Rare
Great Black-Hawk
LC

Great Black-Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteogallus urubitinga

<5% · Rare
Plumbeous Kite
LC

Plumbeous Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ictinia plumbea

<5% · Rare
Zone-tailed Hawk
LC

Zone-tailed Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo albonotatus

Insufficient data
Gray-headed Kite
LC

Gray-headed Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leptodon cayanensis

Insufficient data
White-tailed Hawk
LC

White-tailed Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo albicaudatus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Hook-billed Kite at Ostional Wildlife Refuge — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
2 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
3 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
4 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
5 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
6 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
7 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
8 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
9 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
10 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
11 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
12 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
13 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
14 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
15 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
16 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
17 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
18 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
19 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
20 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
21 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
22 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
23 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
24 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
25 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
26 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
27 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
28 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
29 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
30 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
31 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
32 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
33 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
34 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
35 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
36 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
37 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
38 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
39 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
40 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
41 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
42 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
43 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
44 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
45 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
46 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
47 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
48 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
49 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
50 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
51 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
52 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
53 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
54 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
Insufficient data
55 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
56 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
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