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HOOK-BILLED KITE Chondrohierax uncinatus
A secretive forest kite with a wickedly hooked pecker. Its a snail specialist armed with its own winkle picker. Hook-billed Kites are uncommon and difficult to observe, though are most often encountered in the Dry Chaco. Juvenile birds can be identified by their white throats and contrasting black cap.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE2716PH) Juvenile, Cerro León, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith July 2011).
VIDEO - (FPAVE2717VI) Juvenile, Cerro León, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith July 2011).
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