A review of flocking behavior by hook-billed kite, chondrohierax uncinatus, in south America

The Hook-billed Kite (Chondrohierax uncinatus) is a diurnal raptor species that is widely distributed across the Neotropics, but some aspects of its social and ecological behavior are poorly understood. Here, we review and report records of flocking behavior of this species at various locations in S...

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Autores: Dantas, Sidnei de Melo, Portes, Carlos Eduardo Bustamante, Pinheiro, Eleonora, Kirwan, Guy M.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Brasil
Institución:Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional do INPA
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio:1/15327
Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/15327
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Behavioral Ecology
Migration
Migratory Behavior
Neotropical Region
Raptor
Species Flock
Brasil
South America
Accipitridae
Chondrohierax
Chondrohierax Uncinatus
Raptores
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Sumario:The Hook-billed Kite (Chondrohierax uncinatus) is a diurnal raptor species that is widely distributed across the Neotropics, but some aspects of its social and ecological behavior are poorly understood. Here, we review and report records of flocking behavior of this species at various locations in South America, mainly in Brazil. We report eight new observations of such behavior, mainly in northern Brazil. It is possible that flocking behavior in this species is more common in northern South America than in the southern part of the continent, but it is perhaps overlooked or goes unreported by observers in these places. © 2018, Sociedade Brasileira de Ornitologia. All rights reserved.