Birds of Nicaragua
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Genus: Chondrohierax (1 species, 2 worldwide)
Hook-billed Kite
(Chondrohierax uncinatus uncinatus)
French Guiana
Rare unbarred dark morph.
Photograph by
Michel GIRAUD-AUDINE
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Hook-billed Kite
(Chondrohierax uncinatus uncinatus) Female
San Sebastian Reserve, Envigado, Antioquia, Colombia
Male is grey with grey barring.
Photograph by
Tom Friedel
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A widespread but uncommon hawk-sized kite which uses its hooked bill to eat tree snails. Male is mostly grey while female is rufous. Facial colors distinctive.
Eating a tree snail.
A standard grey-barred male.
Take-off
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Colombia
Panama
Ecuador
Costa Rica
Mexico
Experimental sites:
Peru
Venezuela
The World
Brazil
Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:
Guyana
Nicaragua
Cuba