Double-toothed kite
Harpagus bidentatus (Latham, 1790)
The double-toothed kite (Harpagus bidentatus) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh 180 g to 255.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the double-toothed kite
- Weight
- 180 g – 255.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 60 cm – 72 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the double-toothed kite?
Where does the double-toothed kite live?
Not recorded
What is the double-toothed kite?
The double-toothed kite (Harpagus bidentatus) is a species of bird of prey in subfamily Accipitrinae, the "true" hawks, of family Accipitridae. It is found from central Mexico through Central America into much of northern and eastern South America.
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Is the double-toothed kite endangered?
The double-toothed kite is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the double-toothed kite classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderAccipitriformes
- familyAccipitridae
- genusHarpagus
- SpeciesHarpagus bidentatus (Latham, 1790)
Synonyms Falco bidentatus
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- حدأة مزدوج الأسنانArabic
- milà bidentat pit-rogencCatalan
- luněc rezavoprsýCzech
- kobčík rezavoprsýCzech
- barcud brongochWelsh
- TandglenteDanish
- DoppelzahnweihGerman
- DoppelzahnweiheGerman
- Rostbrust-ZahnhabichtGerman
- dudenta milvoEsperanto
- Milano bidentadoSpanish
- Gavilán bidentadoSpanish
- Gavilán GorgirrayadoSpanish
- ruske-hammashaugasEstonian
- hammashaukkaFinnish
- Milan bidentéFrench
- Harpage bidentéFrench
- riđoprsa lunjaCroatian
- rozsdásmellű fogaskányaHungarian
- Nibbio dentatoItalian
- ハバシトビJapanese
- paprastasis dančiasnapis peslysLithuanian
- TandwouwDutch
- tannglenteNorwegian
- cykadojad rdzawopierśnyPolish
- gavião-ripinaPortuguese
- gavião-bidentado-ruivoPortuguese
- Двузубый коршунRussian
- Рыжегрудый зубцеклювый коршунRussian
- opičiarka pásaváSlovak
- Dvozuba lunjaSerbian
- tandgladaSwedish
- Atmaca ÇaylağıTurkish
- шуліка-зубодзьоб рудогрудийUkrainian
- 双齿鸢Chinese
- 雙齒鷹Chinese
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Relatives of the double-toothed kite
Other species in the same genus Harpagus.
Rufous-thighed kite
Harpagus diodon
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the double-toothed kite?
An adult double-toothed kite weighs 180 g – 255.5 g and has a wingspan of 60 cm – 72 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the double-toothed kite endangered?
The double-toothed kite is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the double-toothed kite?
The double-toothed kite (Harpagus bidentatus) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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