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Hook-billed Kite

Chondrohierax uncinatus (Temminck, CJ 1822)

The hook-billed kite, is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, eagles, and harriers. It occurs in the Americas, including the Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and tropical South America. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Accipitriformes
Family:
  Accipitridae
Genus:
   Chondrohierax
Scientific:
  Chondrohierax uncinatus

Original description

Citation:
  (Temminck, CJ 1822)

Reference:
   Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois. livr.18 pl.103,104

Protonym:
  Falco uncinatus

Type locality:
  'Vicinity of Rio to the north of Brazil and all of Guiana.'

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  DCB3560C8BC93B42

Avibase ID:
  avibase-DCB3560C

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/DCB3560C

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175449

Geographic range:

  • Chondrohierax uncinatus uncinatus: southern USA and western Mexico to Brazil and northern Argentina
  • Chondrohierax uncinatus mirus: Grenada (Lesser Antilles)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Hook-billed Kite
Catalan:
Milà de bec ganxut
Czech:
luňákovec hákozobý
Danish:
Papegøjebaza
German:
Langschnabelweih
Spanish:
Milano picogarfio
Spanish (Spain):
Milano Picogarfio
Finnish:
väkänokkahaukka
French:
Bec-en-croc de Temminck
Croatian:
kukastokljuna lunja
Hungarian:
csigászhéja
Italian:
Nibbio uncinato
Japanese (romaji):
kagihashitobi
Japanese:
カギハシトビ
Lithuanian:
Ilgasnapis peslys
Dutch:
Langsnavelwouw
Norwegian:
Kroknebbglente
Polish:
hakodziób
Portuguese:
caracoleiro
Portuguese (Brazil):
caracoleiro
Portuguese (Portugal):
Caracoleiro
Russian:
Длинноклювый коршун
Slovak:
luň hákozobý
Serbian:
Krupnokljuna lunja
Swedish:
kroknäbbsglada
Ukrainian:
Шуляк гачкодзьобий
Chinese:
钩嘴鸢
Chinese (Traditional):
鉤嘴鳶

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
Hook-billed Kite ( Chondrohierax uncinatus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
Hook-billed Kite ( Chondrohierax uncinatus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
Hook-billed Kite ( Chondrohierax uncinatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Hook-billed Kite ( Chondrohierax uncinatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Hook-billed Kite ( Chondrohierax uncinatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Hook-billed Kite ( Chondrohierax uncinatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Hook-billed Kite ( Chondrohierax uncinatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Hook-billed Kite ( Chondrohierax uncinatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Hook-billed Kite ( Chondrohierax uncinatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Hook-billed Kite ( Chondrohierax uncinatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Hook-billed Kite ( Chondrohierax uncinatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Hook-billed Kite ( Chondrohierax uncinatus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Milan bec-en-croc ( Chondrohierax uncinatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Hook-billed Kite ( Chondrohierax uncinatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Hook-billed Kite ( Chondrohierax uncinatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Hook-billed Kite ( Chondrohierax uncinatus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Hook-billed Kite (Hook-billed) ( Chondrohierax uncinatus uncinatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Hook-billed Kite ( Chondrohierax uncinatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Hook-billed Kite ( Chondrohierax uncinatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Hook-billed Kite ( Chondrohierax uncinatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Hook-billed Kite ( Chondrohierax uncinatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Chondrohierax uncinatus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Chondrohierax [uncinatus or wilsonii] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: Milà de bec ganxut
Montenegrin: kukastokljuna lunja, кукастокљуна луња
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): кукастокљуна луња
Czech: luňákovec hákozobý
Danish: Papegøjebaza
German: Langschnabelweih
English: Grenada hook-billed kite, Hook-billed Kite, Hook-billed Kite (Hook-billed), Red-collared Kite
Esperanto: Hokobeka milvo
Spanish: Caracolero Piquiganchudo, Elanio Piquiganchudo, Gavilán pico gancho, gavilán pico-gancho, gavilán pico-ganchudo, Gavilan piquiganchudo, Gavilán Piquiganchudo, Milano Pico de Garfio, Milano pico ganchudo, Milano pico garfio, Milano picogarfio, Milano Piquiganchudo
Spanish (Argentine): Milano pico garfio
Spanish (Colombia): Caracolero Piquiganchudo
Spanish (Costa Rica): Gavilan piquiganchudo, Gavilán Piquiganchudo
Spanish (Cuba): Gavilán caguarero
Spanish (Spain): Milano Picogarfio
Spanish (Honduras): Milano pico ganchudo
Spanish (Mexico): gavilán pico gancho, gavilán pico-gancho, Milano Piquiganchudo
Spanish (Nicaragua): Elanio Piquiganchudo
Spanish (Panama): Elanio Piquiganchudo
Spanish (Peru): Elanio de Pico Ganchudo
Spanish (Paraguay): Milano pico garfio
Spanish (Venezuela): Gavilán Pico Ganchudo
Estonian: konksnokk-haugas
Finnish: Väkänokkahaukka
French: Bec-en-croc de Temminck, Milan bec-en-croc
French (AOU): Milan bec-en-croc
Guarani: Taguato
Hebrew: דיה גדולת מקור
Croatian: Krupnokljuna lunja, kukastokljuna lunja
Hungarian: csigászhéja
Italian: Nibbio beccouncinato, Nibbio uncinato
Japanese (romaji): kagihashitobi
Japanese: カギハシトビ
Kazakh: ұзынтұмсық кезқұйрық
Kirghiz: узун тумшук айры куйрук
Scientific: Chondrohierax uncinatus, Chondrohierax uncinatus uncinatus, Cymindis boliviensis, Cymindis cuculoides, Cymindis pucherani, Cymindis uncinatus, Cymindis vitticaudus, Daedalion erythrofrons, Falco uncinatus, Falco vitticaudus, Regerhinus uncinatus
Lithuanian: Ilgasnapis peslys
Latvian: lielknābja klīja
Maltese: astun munqaru ganċ, astun tal-munqar ganċ
Dutch: Langsnavelwouw
Norwegian: Kroknebbglente
Polish: hakodziób, hakodziób amerykanski, hakodziób amerykański
Portuguese: caracoleiro, gavião-bico-de-gancho, Gaviao-caracoleiro, gavião-caracoleiro, gavião-de-bico-de-gancho
Portuguese (Brazil): caracoleiro, Gavião de Bico Gancho, gavião-bico-de-gancho, gavião-caracoleiro, gavião-de-bico-de-gancho
Portuguese (Portugal): Caracoleiro
Russian: Длинноклювый коршун
Slovak: lun hákozobý, luň hákozobý , Luniakovec dlhozobý
Slovenian: wilsonii
Serbian: Krupnokljuna lunja
Swedish: Kroknäbbsglada
Turkish: Çengel Gagalı Çaylak
Tatar: озын томшыклы тилгән
Ukrainian: Шуляк гачкодзьобий
Uzbek: узун тумшуқли калхат
Chinese: 钩嘴鸢
Chinese (Traditional): 鉤嘴鳶

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