Slender-billed Kite
Helicolestes hamatus(Temminck, CJ, 1821)
English (US) Slender-billed Kite
The Slender-billed Kite (Helicolestes hamatus) 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: eastern Panama to the Guianas, northern Bolivia, and Amazonian BrazilRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Helicolestes hamatus
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Slender-billed Kite
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1821)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Falco hamatus
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1821)
- Type locality
- Brazil.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.11, vol.1 pl.61,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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