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Hook-billed Kite Range Map

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Range Map for Hook-billed Kite

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Likely a short-distance migrant, but its movements need study. A seasonal estimate of 5,000 at a Belize hawk watch in 2001 was unusual, as this species was believed to be sedentary or perhaps nomadic.

BirdLife International (2021) Distribution map for Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus. In BirdLife International and Handbook of the Birds of the World (2021) Bird species distribution maps of the world. Version 2021.1

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Hawks, Eagles, and Kites(Order: Accipitriformes, Family: Accipitridae)

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