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| Ictinia plumbea |
(Gmelin, 1788) |
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Family: Accipitridae |
Order: Falconiformes |
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Plumbeous kite |
Milan bleuâtre |
Elanio plomizo |
Schwebeweih |
| Migration: partial |
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intercontinental |
Migratory in N and S of range in respective autumns; N birds move S through Panama in Aug and Sept,
returning to breed in Mar; Central American population certainly migratory, while even those in N Venezuela
and Colombia may migrate S during dry season, when insects less abundant. Limits of permanently resident
populations not known. Flocks appear sporadically over C Amazon; may be nomadic migrants.
(del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1994)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1994) - www.hbw.com,
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| Regions: Caribbean Islands, Mesoamerica, South America |
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |