Leptodon
Grey-headed kite (Leptodon cayanensis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Subfamily: Perninae
Genus: Leptodon
Sundevall, 1836
Type species
Falco cayennensis[1]
Gmelin, 1789
Species

L. cayanensis
L. forbesi

Leptodon is a genus of birds of prey. Its two members are similar, with a grey head, black upperparts and white underparts.

Species

Extant species include:[2]

Genus Leptodon – Sundevall, 1836 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Grey-headed kite

Leptodon cayanensis
(Latham, 1790)

Two subspecies
  • L. c. cayanensis - (Latham, 1790)
  • L. c. monachus - (Vieillot, 1817)
eastern Mexico and Trinidad south to Peru, Bolivia, Brazil and northern Argentina.
Map of range 		Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 


White-collared kite

Leptodon forbesi
(Swann, 1922) 		northeastern Brazil.
Map of range 		Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 EN 



Grey-headed kite is a widespread species, breeding from eastern Mexico and Trinidad south to Peru, Bolivia and northern Argentina. However, white-collared kite is restricted to northeastern Brazil, and is classified as Critically Endangered.

References

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  1. ^ "Accipitridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  2. ^ "Leptodon". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
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