Helicolestes hamatus

The Slender-billed Kite, Helicolestes hamatus, is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles, hawks and Old World vultures. It is found near water in forested parts of tropical northern and central South America, and far eastern Panama. Both genders resemble the male Snail Kite, and the Slender-billed Kite has often been included in the same genus, Rostrhamus. Adults always have yellow eyes and the all-dark tail is noticeably shorter than in the Snail Kite. Immatures resemble adults, but have brownish eyes and three narrow white bands in the tail. As in the Snail Kite, the unusually shaped bill is an adaption for feeding on aquatic snails, and while it sometimes takes crabs, it mainly feeds on snails of the genus Pomacea.

The Helicolestes hamatus is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Slender-billed Kite, Helicolestes hamatus, is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles, hawks and Old World vultures. It is found near water in forested parts of tropical northern and central South America, and far eastern Panama. Both genders resemble the male Snail Kite, and the Slender-billed Kite has often been included in the same genus, Rostrhamus. Adults always have yellow eyes and the all-dark tail is noticeably shorter than in the Snail Kite. More

SUMMARY Helicolestes hamatus is a medium-sized South American hawk some-what resembling the Everglade Kite, Rostrhamus sociabilis, but lacking the white upper and under tail coverts, and having broad, rather short, wings and a short tail, so that in shape it is more like a Buteo. Weights of 12 specimens are given, and compared with weights of Rostrhamus. Helicolestes, though generally regarded as a rare bird, is not rare in Surinam. More

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(1959) Notes on Helicolestes hamatus in Surinam. Auk 76: 32-36. Hellmayr, C.E. & Conover, B. (1949) Catalogue of birds of the Americas and Adjacent Islands. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser., 13(pt. 1, no. 4). Meyer de Schauensee, R. (1970) A guide to the birds of South America. Livingston Publishing Co., Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. Peters, J.L. (1931) Check-list of birds of the world. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass. Stresemann, E. & Amadon, D. More

NOTES ON HELICOLESTES HAMATUS IN SURINAM (DjVu | PDF) F. HAVERSCHMIDT , 32-36 THE IMPACT OF DEFORESTATION ON BIRDS OF CEBU, PHILIPPINES, WITH NEW RECORDS FOR THAT ISLAND (DjVu | PDF) D. S. RABOR , 37-43 THE NATURAL TERMINATION OF THE REFRACTORY PERIOD IN THE SLATE-COLORED JUNCO AND IN THE WHITE-THROATED SPARROW (DjVu | PDF) MAX C. More

* Slender-billed Kite, Helicolestes hamatus - formerly in Rostrhamus * Genus Haliastur * Whistling Kite, Haliastur sphenurus * Brahminy Kite, Haliastur indus * Genus Milvus * Red Kite, Milvus milvus * Cape Verde Kite, Milvus (milvus) fasciicauda – extinct More

Slender-billed Kite, Helicolestes hamatus - formerly in Rostrhamus Whistling Kite, Haliastur sphenurus Brahminy Kite, Haliastur indus Red Kite, Milvus milvus Cape Verde Kite, Milvus (milvus) fasciicauda - extinct (2000) Black Kite, Milvus migrans Black-eared Kite, Milvus (migrans) lineatus Yellow-billed Kite, Milvus (migrans) aegyptius Square-tailed Kite, Lophoictinia isura Black-breasted Buzzard, Hamirostra melanosternon A few of the Perninae are also called kites. More