Birds of Venezuela

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Genus: Chondrohierax (1 species, 2 worldwide)



Hook-billed Kite
Hook-billed Kite (Chondrohierax uncinatus uncinatus)
French Guiana
  Rare unbarred dark morph. 		   
Photograph by Michel GIRAUD-AUDINE   © All Rights Reserved.

Hook-billed Kite
Hook-billed Kite (Chondrohierax uncinatus uncinatus) Female
San Sebastian Reserve, Envigado, Antioquia, Colombia
  Male is grey with grey barring. 		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
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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