Description: Black, with 2 visible white bands on the tail; gray wing feathers barred with whitish. The juvenile has white streaks on the ventral side.

Geographic Distribution within Argentina: Salta, Jujuy, Formosa, Tucumán, Chaco, Santiago del Estero, northern Santa Fe, Corrientes, and Misiones.

Similar in appearance and flight to the Red-headed Vulture (Cathartes aura) and the Swallow-tailed Kite (Circus buffoni).
A species of recent appearance in Argentina.

Author of this description: Jorge La Grotteria

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