Rufous-thighed kite
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.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Harpagus |
| Species: | H. diodon |
| Binomial name | |
| Harpagus diodon (Temminck, 1823) | |
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Harpagus diodon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- 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.
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