bird Endangered

Grenada Hook-billed Kite

Chondrohierax uncinatus mirus

Where to See It Forested ridges of the south and centre, soaring on broad wings

An elusive raptor with a deeply hooked bill built for a single task: prising tree snails from their shells. Grenada has its own subspecies, found nowhere else and considered endangered, which makes any sighting a real event. Patient birders scan the wooded ridgelines for one riding the morning thermals.

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