Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Hook-billed Kite (Chondrohierax uncinatus) - HBW 2, p. 109
French: Milan bec en croc
German: Langschnabelweih
Spanish: Milano Picogarfio
Taxonomy: Falco uncinatus Temminck, 1822, Bahia, Brazil.
Large billed forms have been suggested to form a separate species (C. megarhynchus), but this view now discredited; race wilsonii of Cuba also recognized by some as full species. Mexican birds traditionally awarded separate race, aquilonis, but considerable individual variation (both in Mexico and elsewhere) indicates that subspecific status is not merited. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- uncinatus (Temminck, 1822) - W Mexico (Sinaloa) and extreme S USA (S Texas) S through Central America, Trinidad, the Guianas and Brazil to E Peru and E Bolivia, Paraguay and N Argentina.
- mirus Friedmann, 1934 - Grenada (Lesser Antilles).
- wilsonii (Cassin, 1847) - E Cuba.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Ventral and frontal views of a perched male, feeding on a snail, which was picked up from the path in front of me. Locality Pepperpot, Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname (ssp uncinatus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 14 March 2011 25 weeks ago 1 min 22 sec 4 -
A bird circling overhead Locality Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp uncinatus)
Keith Blomerley 11 November 2009 2 years ago 22 sec 3 -
One bird preening Locality Piauí State, Brazil (ssp uncinatus)
Ciro Albano 16 April 2009 2 years ago 53 sec 2.7
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A female in flight together with Cypseloides senex
Locality Puerto Bemberg, Misiones Province, Argentina
Nacho Areta 26 November 2009 2 years ago 3.5 -
A light-phase, large-billed, adult male.
Locality Santa Cruz, Miranda State, Venezuela (ssp uncinatus)
philgunson 30 December 2011 5 weeks ago 3
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Two calls. Locality General Sampaio, Ceará State, Brazil
(ssp uncinatus)
Ciro Albano 28 April 2007 2 years ago 4
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