Rufous-thighed kite
Harpagus diodon (Temminck, 1823)
The rufous-thighed kite (Harpagus diodon) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 200 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the rufous-thighed kite
- Weight
- 200 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 60 cm – 70 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
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the rufous-thighed kite?
Where does the rufous-thighed kite live?
Not recorded
What is the rufous-thighed kite?
The rufous-thighed kite (Harpagus diodon) is a species of bird of prey in subfamily Accipitrinae, the "true" hawks, of family Accipitridae. It is found regularly in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Guyana, Paraguay, and Suriname and as a vagrant in Colombia, French Guiana, and Venezuela.
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Is the rufous-thighed kite endangered?
The rufous-thighed 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 rufous-thighed kite classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderAccipitriformes
- familyAccipitridae
- genusHarpagus
- SpeciesHarpagus diodon (Temminck, 1823)
Synonyms Falco diodon, Gampsonyx ranivorus
Other names and names in other languages (37)
- حدأة أصهب الفخذArabic
- milà bidentat cuixa-roigCatalan
- luněc šedoprsýCzech
- kobčík šedoprsýCzech
- barcud clungochWelsh
- Lysbuget TandglenteDanish
- BraunschenkelweihGerman
- BraunschenkelweiheGerman
- Rostschenkel-ZahnhabichtGerman
- rufafemura milvoEsperanto
- Milano muslirrufoSpanish
- Milano de corbataSpanish
- hall-hammashaugasEstonian
- vaaleahammashaukkaFinnish
- Milan diodonFrench
- Harpage diodonFrench
- bjeloprsa lunjaCroatian
- piroslábú fogaskányaHungarian
- Nibbio zamperosseItalian
- モモアカトビJapanese
- rudašonis dančiasnapis peslysLithuanian
- RoodbroekwouwDutch
- rustlegglenteNorwegian
- cykadojad białopierśnyPolish
- Gavião-bombachinhaPortuguese
- gavião-bidentado-cinzentoPortuguese
- gavião-bombachinha-cinzaPortuguese
- Ripina-de-calção-ferrugemPortuguese
- Рыжебокий двузубый коршунRussian
- Серогрудый зубцеклювый коршунRussian
- opičiarka sivoprsáSlovak
- Riđoboka lunjaSerbian
- rostbyxgladaSwedish
- Al Paçalı ÇaylakTurkish
- шуліка-зубодзьоб білогрудийUkrainian
- 棕腿齒鷹Chinese
- 棕腿齿鸢Chinese
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Relatives of the rufous-thighed kite
Other species in the same genus Harpagus.
Double-toothed kite
Harpagus bidentatus
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the rufous-thighed kite?
An adult rufous-thighed kite weighs 200 g and has a wingspan of 60 cm – 70 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the rufous-thighed kite endangered?
The rufous-thighed 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 rufous-thighed kite?
The rufous-thighed kite (Harpagus diodon) 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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