Rufous-thighed kite
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Harpagus |
| Species: | H. diodon
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| Binomial name | |
| Harpagus diodon (Temminck, 1823)
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The rufous-thighed kite (Harpagus diodon) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It breeds in Brazil, Paraguay and eastern Bolivia ; it winters north to the Amazon basin, as far north and west as Venezuela and Colombia,[2] and the Guiana Shield. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Harpagus diodon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22695063A155439226. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22695063A155439226.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Acevedo-Charry, Orlando; Daza-Díaz, William; Colón-Piñeiro, Zuania (22 June 2020). "First record of Rufous-thighed Kite Harpagus diodon in Colombia". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 140 (2): 104–109. doi:10.25226/bboc.v140i2.2020.a2.
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