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Wounded Hook-billed kite, Los Cedros Reserve, Ecuador As we ended our night tour and were almost back at the head quarters of Los Cedros, we came across this wounded hook-billed kite. It seems to have a deep cut near the beak. As it saw us, it tried to fly away, but crashed back to the floor. It then did it again.<br /> <br /> We figured to leave it alone, hoping it can rest and recover on its own. Luckily, the next morning we saw it soaring through the sky again:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/132996/wounded_hook-billed_kite_-_recovery_los_cedros_reserve_ecuador.html" title="Wounded Hook-billed kite - recovery, Los Cedros Reserve, Ecuador"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/132996_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=YxyChsi0LFrfumBOHmmIjFluUNc%3D" width="118" height="152" alt="Wounded Hook-billed kite - recovery, Los Cedros Reserve, Ecuador A follow-up to this event:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/132987/wounded_hook-billed_kite_los_cedros_reserve_ecuador.html<br /> Note the dent in the beak, it&#039;s the same bird. I intentionally did not edit the photo to given an idea of how misty a cloud forest can be. Chondrohierax uncinatus,Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Fall,Geotagged,Hook-billed kite,Los Cedros Reserve,South America,World" /></a></figure> Chondrohierax uncinatus,Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Fall,Geotagged,Hook-billed kite,Los Cedros Reserve,South America,World Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Wounded Hook-billed kite, Los Cedros Reserve, Ecuador

As we ended our night tour and were almost back at the head quarters of Los Cedros, we came across this wounded hook-billed kite. It seems to have a deep cut near the beak. As it saw us, it tried to fly away, but crashed back to the floor. It then did it again.

We figured to leave it alone, hoping it can rest and recover on its own. Luckily, the next morning we saw it soaring through the sky again:

Wounded Hook-billed kite - recovery, Los Cedros Reserve, Ecuador A follow-up to this event:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/132987/wounded_hook-billed_kite_los_cedros_reserve_ecuador.html<br /> Note the dent in the beak, it's the same bird. I intentionally did not edit the photo to given an idea of how misty a cloud forest can be. Chondrohierax uncinatus,Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Fall,Geotagged,Hook-billed kite,Los Cedros Reserve,South America,World

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    Christine Young
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    So glad it recovered <3. Posted 3 years ago

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The Hook-billed kite

The hook-billed kite, is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, eagles, and harriers. It occurs in the Americas, including the Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and tropical South America.

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Similar species: Diurnal Birds Of Prey
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Apr 9, 2022. Captured Nov 21, 2021 21:51 in 85QM+84 Gualimán, Ecuador.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/5.6
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.