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Species
Least ConcernPearl Kite
species
Observations1,303
De parelwouw (Gampsonyx swainsonii) is kleine roofvogel uit de familie havikachtigen (Accipitridae). De wetenschappelijke naam is een eerbetoon aan de Engelse onderzoeker William Swainson.
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Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Gampsonyx swainsonii
- Commons category
- Gampsonyx swainsonii
- taxon common name
- peneireiro-pérola
- wingspan
- 50
- litter size
- 2.4
- taxon range
- Marabá
- short name
- G. swainsonii
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Encyclopedic overview
The pearl kite (Gampsonyx swainsonii) is a very small raptor found in open savanna habitat adjacent to deciduous woodland in Central and South America. It is the only member of the genus Gampsonyx. The scientific name commemorates the English naturalist William Swainson.
Taxonomy and systematics
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pearl Kite” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.