The Double-toothed Kite gets its name from its most distinctive morphological trait: two tomial “teeth” (not visible here), tooth-like emarginations on the cutting edge of the maxilla (upper mandible). A small hawk of tropical forests, mainly in the lowlands, that overall looks a lot like a loosely built Sharp-shinned Hawk. The eyes are a bold, piercing red or deep red-orange.

Double-toothed Kite