Hook-billed Kite
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Size
Length: ??cm (??in), Wingspan: ??cm (??in)
Field Marks
Medium-sized hawk Broad, rounded wings Large, hooked beak. Male: Gray head and upperparts, gray underparts with fine white bars, primaries heavily barred black and white, dark secondaries, pale eye. Female: Dark head and neck, rufous collar, brown and white barred underparts, primaries and outer secondaries barred black and white, rufous wash on upper surface of primaries, pale eye. Immature: Similar to Female. White collar, underparts less heavily marked than female, dark eye.
Similar species
Black Hawk-Eagle, Ornate Hawk-Eagle, and Gray-headed Kite. Adult Gray Hawk is similar to adult male Hook-billed Kite but Gray Hawk has a smaller bill and paler underwings without the boldly barred primaries. Red-shouldered Hawk has crescent-shaped light patch in the wing. Broad-winged Hawk is similar to female and immature plumages but has a smaller beak, lacks collar, and has more pointed wingtips. Immature accipiters have shorter wings.
Sounds
Feeding & Behavior
Eats snails.
Habitat & Nesting
Range
From Southern U.S. to Northern Argentina. U.S. range restricted to southern Texas.
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