Back حدأة اللؤلؤة Arabic حداة اللؤلؤه ARZ Gampsonyx swainsonii AST Pesim (Gampsonyx) AVK Gampsonyx swainsonii Azerbaijani Gampsonyx swainsonii Breton Elani perlat Catalan Gampsonyx swainsonii CEB Barcud wynepgoch Welsh Perlaar German
| Pearl kite | |
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| Pearl Kite in savannah | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Gampsonyx Vigors, 1825 |
| Species: | G. swainsonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Gampsonyx swainsonii Vigors, 1825
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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.
- ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Gampsonyx swainsonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22695025A168671112. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22695025A168671112.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.