Chondrohierax | |
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Hook-billed Kite (Chondrohierax uncinatus) | |
Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Aves |
Order | Accipitriformes |
Family | Accipitridae |
Genus | Chondrohierax |
Chondrohierax is a genus of birds of prey in the Accipitridae. Its two members, the hook-billed kite (Chondrohierax uncinatus) and the Cuban kite (Chondrohierax wilsonii), are often considered to be conspecific. The hook-billed kite is widespread in the warmer parts of the Americas, while the Cuban kite is a critically endangered Cuban endemic.
Species[]
Hook-billed Kite (Temminck, 1822) (Chondrohierax uncinatus) Cuban Kite (Cassin, 1847) (Chondrohierax wilsonii)