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Hook-billed kite

Chondrohierax uncinatus (Temminck, 1822)

LCLeast Concernbirds of prey

The hook-billed kite (Chondrohierax uncinatus) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh 264 g to 310 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Hook-billed kite (Chondrohierax uncinatus)
Photo: Hector Bottai · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the hook-billed kite

Weight
264 g – 310 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
78 cm – 98 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1.4 – 2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the hook-billed kite?

HOOK-BILLED KITE · WINGSPAN 98 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 98 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the hook-billed kite is about 58% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the hook-billed kite live?

Not recorded

What is the hook-billed kite?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The hook-billed kite (Chondrohierax uncinatus), is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, eagles, and harriers. It occurs in the Americas, including the Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and tropical South America.

From the Wikipedia article “Hook-billed kite” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hook-billed_kite&oldid=1370172314), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the hook-billed kite endangered?

The hook-billed kite is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the hook-billed kite classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAccipitriformes
  5. familyAccipitridae
  6. genusChondrohierax
  7. SpeciesChondrohierax uncinatus (Temminck, 1822)

Synonyms Cymindis boliviensis, Cymindis pucherani, Cymindis uncinatus, Cymindis vitticaudus, Daedalion erythrofrons, Falco uncinatus, Falco vitticaudus, Regerhinus uncinatus

Other names and names in other languages (44)
  • حدأة خطافية المنقارArabic
  • milà de bec ganxutCatalan
  • luňákovec hákozobýCzech
  • hákozobec neotropickýCzech
  • barcud pigfachogWelsh
  • PapegøjebazaDanish
  • LangschnabelweihGerman
  • BerghakenweiheGerman
  • hokbeka milvoEsperanto
  • Milano picogarfioSpanish
  • Caracolero piquiganchudoSpanish
  • Caracolero selváticoSpanish
  • Gavilán Pico de GanchoSpanish
  • Gavilán pico ganchoSpanish
  • Gavilán PiquiganchudoSpanish
  • Milano de pico de garfioSpanish
  • konksnokk-haugasEstonian
  • väkänokkahaukkaFinnish
  • Milan bec-en-crocFrench
  • Bec-en-croc de TemminckFrench
  • TaguatoGuarani
  • csigászhéjaHungarian
  • Nibbio uncinatoItalian
  • Nibbio beccouncinatoItalian
  • カギハシトビJapanese
  • 갈고리부리솔개Korean
  • ilgasnapis peslysLithuanian
  • lielknābja klījaLatvian
  • LangsnavelwouwDutch
  • kroknebbglenteNorwegian
  • hakodzióbPolish
  • hakodziób amerykańskiPolish
  • CaracoleiroPortuguese
  • gavião-caracoleiroPortuguese
  • milhafre-bico-de-ganchoPortuguese
  • Длинноклювый коршунRussian
  • Длинноклювый улиткоедRussian
  • luň hákozobýSlovak
  • Kukastokljuna lunjaSerbian
  • kroknäbbsgladaSwedish
  • Çengel Gagalı ÇaylakTurkish
  • шуляк гачкодзьобийUkrainian
  • 鉤嘴鳶Chinese
  • 钩嘴鸢Chinese

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Relatives of the hook-billed kite

Other species in the same genus Chondrohierax.

CR, Critically Endangered

Cuban kite

Chondrohierax wilsonii

AccipitridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the hook-billed kite?

An adult hook-billed kite weighs 264 g – 310 g and has a wingspan of 78 cm – 98 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the hook-billed kite endangered?

The hook-billed 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 hook-billed kite?

The hook-billed kite (Chondrohierax uncinatus) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{hook_billed_kite_2026,
  title = {Hook-billed kite (Chondrohierax uncinatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hook-billed-kite},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}