| Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus |
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Peru and Ecuador The Hook-billed Kite is distributed from Mexico through Central America to a large part of tropical South America. See the distribution map at Birdlife International. It is found in rainforest, forest edges and clearings. |
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There are a variety of plumages but the main distinguishing features are the bare orange-yellow crescent above the eye, the very hooked black bill with yellow-greenish facial skin and the whitish iris. | |||
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