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Large billed forms have been suggested to form a separate species (Chondrohierax megarhynchus), but this view now discredited,. Subspecies wilsonii of Cuba also recognized by some as full species. Mexican birds traditionally awarded separate subspecies, aquilonis, but considerable individual variation (both in Mexico and elsewhere) indicates that subspecific status is not merited.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

• uncinatus (Temminck, 1822)   -  Western Mexico (Sinaloa) and extreme southern USA (southern Texas) south through Central America, Trinidad, the Guianas and Brazil to eastern Peru and eastern Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina.
• mirus Friedmann, 1934   -  Grenada (Lesser Antilles).
• wilsonii (Cassin, 1847)   -  Eastern Cuba.

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