Rufous-thighed kite
Appearance
Rufous-thighed kite | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Accipitriformes |
Family: | Accipitridae |
Genus: | Harpagus |
Species: | H. diodon
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Binomial name | |
Harpagus diodon (Temminck, 1823)
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The rufous-thighed kite (Harpagus diodon) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It breeds in Brazil, Paraguay and eastern Bolivia ; it winters north to the Amazon basin, as far north and west as Venezuela and Colombia[2], and the Guiana Shield. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Harpagus diodon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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(help) - ^ Acevedo-Charry, Orlando; Daza-Díaz, William; Colón-Piñeiro, Zuania (22 June 2020). "First record of Rufous-thighed Kite Harpagus diodon in Colombia". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 140 (2): 104-109. doi:10.25226/bboc.v140i2.2020.a2.