Pearl kite
The pearl kite (Gampsonyx swainsonii) is a very small raptor found in open savanna habitat adjacent to deciduous woodland. It is the only member of the genus Gampsonyx. The scientific name commemorates the English naturalist William Swainson.
| Pearl kite | |
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| Pearl Kite in savannah | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Gampsonyx Vigors, 1825 |
| Species: | G. swainsonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Gampsonyx swainsonii Vigors, 1825 | |
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