Hook-billed Kite
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Hook-billed Kite
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Falconiformes Family: Accipitridae Genus: Chondrohierax Species: C. uncinatus
Binomial name
Chondrohierax uncinatus (Temminck, 1822)

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.

The critically endangered Cuban Kite, Chondrohierax wilsonii, is considered by some authors to be a subspecies of the Hook-billed Kite.

References

• BirdLife International (2004). Chondrohierax uncinatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern.

External links

• Stamps for Cuba, Honduras; (includes RangeMap)
• Hook-billed Kite photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res

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