Chondrohierax

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Chondrohierax
Chondrohierax uncinatus - Hook-billed Kite.JPG
Hook-billed kite (Chondrohierax uncinatus)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Subfamily: Perninae
Genus: Chondrohierax
Lesson, 1843
Type species
Daedalion erythrofrons [1]
Lesson, 1843
Species

C. uncinatus
C. wilsonii

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 rarely seen.

See also

References

  1. "Accipitridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-26.