Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Plumbeous Kite

Ictinia plumbea

The Plumbeous Kite (Ictinia plumbea) is a 250 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Order

Accipitriformes

Weight

250 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

20

Recorded in Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, Belize, Panama, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Guatemala, Bolivia, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Paraguay, Mexico, GF, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador.

Where to see it: Kabalebo Nature Resort (Suriname); Fredberg · Zintete Lodge (Suriname); PN Iguazú · Área Cataratas (Argentina); Manu Biolodge (anteriormente Estación Biológica Villa Carmen) (Peru); Iwokrama River Lodge (Guyana).

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