Cuban Kite
Chondrohierax wilsonii(Cassin, J, 1847)
English (US) Cuban Kite
The Cuban Kite (Chondrohierax wilsonii) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes.
Range: varied lowland forest and woodland types in far eastern Cuba; possibly extinctRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Chondrohierax wilsonii
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered
- English (US)
- Cuban Kite
- Described by
- (Cassin, J, 1847)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Cymindis Wilsonii
- Described by
- (Cassin, J, 1847)
- Type locality
- near Gibara, Cuba; La Silla, c. 13.5 km south of Gibara, HolguÃn province, northeast Cuba (Kirwan & Kirconnell 2022)
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 3 p.199
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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