Double-toothed kite

Double-toothed kite
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Harpagus
Species:
H. bidentatus
Binomial name
Harpagus bidentatus
(Latham, 1790)
Subspecies
  • H. b. fasciatus – Lawrence, 1869
  • H. b. bidentatus – (Latham, 1790)

The double-toothed kite (Harpagus bidentatus) is a species of bird of prey in subfamily Accipitrinae, the "true" hawks, of family Accipitridae. It is found from central Mexico through Central America into much of northern and eastern South America.

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