Perninae
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The raptor subfamily Perninae includes a number of medium-sized broad-winged bird of prey species known as perns. These are birds of warmer climates, although the Pernis species have a more extensive
Eutriorchis Astur Keulemans
Chondrohierax uncinatus Hook billed Kite
Leptodon cayannensis Gray headed kite
Swallow-tailed kite
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The swallow-tailed kite is a pernine raptor which breeds from the southeastern United States to eastern Peru and northern Argentina. It is the only species in the genus Elanoides. Most North and Centr
Swallow-tailed kite
A group of more than 20 swallow-tailed kites gathering at sunset in Sanibel Island, Florida
Plate 72 of The Birds of America by John James Audubon, depicting the swallow-tailed "hawk" or kite