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.