ABOUT THIS SPECIES
DOUBLE-TOOTHED KITE – (Species Account Weblog #91)
TAXONOMIC TREE:
- ORDER: Accipitriformes,
- FAMILY: Accipitridae,
- BINOMIAL NAME: Harpagus bidentatus
The Double-toothed Kite is known as for its most distinguishing morphological trait, the presence of two tomial “enamel:” tooth-like emarginations on the reducing fringe of the maxilla (higher mandible). The Double-toothed Kite usually is seen following troops of monkeys by the cover. These monkeys usually make a considerable amount of commotion within the cover of the forests and disturb many sorts of bugs and lizards. To benefit from this useful resource, the kite usually 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)
SIMILAR SPECIES
Although superficially just like many small raptors, particularly Accipiters, its white leg tufts, darkish line down the throat and habits are sufficient to separate from all different species of raptor within the Neotropics.
GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION
PERSONAL OBSERVATION ANECDOTES
In Costa Rica we noticed 1 Double-toothed Kite Whereas we have been mountaineering the path at Carara NP.
PHOTO GALLERY
**A few of these Picture Gallery pictures (all taken by me) have been taken in different close by nations.
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