Slender-billed Kite (Helicolestes hamatus)

Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Size
37 - 41 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1821)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. Also, subtropical and tropical swamp forest, inland wetlands, plantations. From sea-level - 800 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.

Eastern Panama, through northern and eastern Colombia, to west, northern and south-eastern Venezuela and Surinam; also south through Amazonian Brazil to eastern Peru and northern Bolivia (Beni); limits of range poorly documented, in part due to confusion with R. sociabilis.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 1,000 - 10,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Slender-billed Kite (Helicolestes hamatus) [XC271908]
by Robert S. Ridgely from Chocopot, Paramaribo outskirts, Suriname (call)

Slender-billed Kite (Helicolestes hamatus) [XC229120]
by Peter Boesman from Ca\u00f1o Colorado, Monagas, Venezuela (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Slender-billed Kite (Helicolestes hamatus) - 10 files

More Information

BirdLife International

For more information about the Slender-billed Kite see... Show Articles

BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Articles about the Slender-billed Kite

If you would like to read any articles about the Slender-billed Kite...

Show Articles (0)

No Pictures of Slender-billed Kite

If Birdpedia has no pictures of Slender-billed Kite or you would like to see more, then try the following...

Show External Images from BING

From BING (10)

No Videos of Slender-billed Kite

If Birdpedia has no videos of Slender-billed Kite or you would like to see more, then try the following..

Show External Videos

From BING (0)