Chondrohierax
Appearance
Chondrohierax | |
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Hook-billed kite (Chondrohierax uncinatus) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Accipitriformes |
Family: | Accipitridae |
Subfamily: | Perninae |
Genus: | Chondrohierax Lesson, 1843 |
Type species | |
Daedalion erythrofrons[1] Lesson, 1843
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Species | |
C. uncinatus |
Chondrohierax is a genus of birds of prey in the family Accipitridae, with two species. The hook-billed kite is widespread in the warmer parts of the Americas, while the Cuban kite is a critically endangered Cuban endemic that is seldom seen.
See also
[edit]- BirdLife International (2020). "Chondrohierax uncinatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22694971A168997614. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22694971A168997614.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- BirdLife Species Factsheet
References
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