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Pearl Kite
Gampsonyx swainsonii Vigors, 1825
Accipitridae — Kites, Hawks, Eagles
Pearl Kite, Gampsonyx swainsonii, is a small raptor of South America, breeding from Nicaragua through Amazonia. It belongs to the Accipitriformes and the Accipitridae, and Vigors described it in 1825. It is the only species in Gampsonyx. This kite is linked with open savanna beside deciduous woodland, and it is the smallest raptor in the Americas. Adults show a black crown, upperparts, wings and tail, with a white collar edged in rufous, yellow on the forehead and cheeks, mostly white underparts, and yellow legs. Immatures are similar, with buff and chestnut on the plumage.
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Family
- Accipitridae — Kites, Hawks, Eagles
- Breeding range
- South America: Nicaragua through Amazonia
