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DOUBLE-TOOTHED KITE – Pura Vida Birds and Birding – Reflections of the Pure World


@ Carara Nationwide Park, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

DOUBLE-TOOTHED KITE(Species Account Weblog #91)

TAXONOMIC TREE:  

  • ORDER: Accipitriformes,
  • FAMILY: Accipitridae,
  • BINOMIAL NAME: Harpagus bidentatus

The Double-toothed Kite is called for its most distinguishing morphological trait, the presence of two tomial “tooth:” tooth-like emarginations on the reducing fringe of the maxilla (higher mandible). The Double-toothed Kite typically is seen following troops of monkeys via the cover. These monkeys typically make a considerable amount of commotion within the cover of the forests and disturb many sorts of bugs and lizards. To reap the benefits of this useful resource, the kite typically perches inside 30 meters of the foraging troop and waits for prey to flush. The Double-toothed Kite is distributed all through the Neotropics, occurring from southernmost Mexico south to southeast Brazil. (from Birds of the World)

Although superficially much like many small raptors, particularly Accipiters, its white leg tufts, darkish line down the throat and conduct are sufficient to separate from all different species of raptor within the Neotropics.

Double-toothed Kite Distribution Map (from Birds of the World)

In Costa Rica we noticed 1 Double-toothed Kite Whereas we have been climbing the path at Carara NP.


**A few of these Photograph Gallery photos (all taken by me) have been taken in different close by nations.

@ Carara Nationwide Park, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
@ Carara Nationwide Park, Puntarenas, Costa Ric

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