Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela.
North-eastern Mexico (Tamaulipas) south through Central America to South America, west of Andes south to western Ecuador, east of Andes south to Paraguay and northern Argentina.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 500,000 - 4,999,999 (2010).
Plumbeous Kite (Ictinia plumbea) [XC840175]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Taquaral de Goi\u00e1s, Taquaral de Goi\u00e1s, Goi\u00e1s, Brazil (call, flight call)
Plumbeous Kite (Ictinia plumbea) [XC470888]
by Jarrod Swackhamer from Margem do Rio Turvo, Ol\u00edmpia, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil (call)
Subspecies
Sometimes treated as conspecific with Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis), with which forms superspecies.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet