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Hook-billed Kite Sounds

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Calls (Hook-billed)
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Jujuy, October 22, 2006Recorded by Peter Hosner | Macaulay Library
Calls (Hook-billed)
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Orange Walk, February 23, 2009Recorded by Michael Harvey | Macaulay Library
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Jujuy, February 04, 2000Recorded by Niels Krabbe | Macaulay Library

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Calls

Common calls include a rapid-fire, woodpecker-like rattle; a loud, descending rattle, a soft hu-ey, shrill screams, and an oriole-like whistle.

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Species in This Family

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

White-tailed Kite

Hook-billed Kite

Swallow-tailed Kite

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Northern Harrier

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Northern Goshawk

Common Black Hawk

White-tailed Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Broad-winged Hawk

Short-tailed Hawk

Swainson's Hawk

Zone-tailed Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Rough-legged Hawk

Ferruginous Hawk

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