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.
| Chondrohierax | |
|---|---|
| |
| 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
| |
| Species | |
|
C. uncinatus | |
See also
edit- BirdLife International (2020). "Chondrohierax uncinatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22694971A168997614. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22694971A168997614.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- BirdLife Species Factsheet
References
edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chondrohierax.
- ^ "Accipitridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-26.