Hook-billed Kite in El Valle
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Osvaldo Quintero, in the company of Venicio Wilson and Rafael Luck, photographed this female Hook-billed Kite on the road to La Mesa in El Valle on Sunday, December 7. Hook-billed Kite is a bird of the lowlands, but rarely ventures up into the foothills.