Grey-headed Kite (Leptodon cayanensis)

Other Names (World)
Grey-headed Kite, Gray-headed Kite, Cayenne Kite

Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Size
46 - 54 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Latham, 1790)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. Also, subtropical and tropical swamp forest, dry forest, moist savanna. From sea-level - 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 10,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (37)...)

Grey-headed Kite (Leptodon cayanensis) [XC261516]
by Peter Boesman from Esmeraldas: Playa de Oro, village and vicinity, R\u00edo Santiago, Ecuador (call, song, song and calls of a pair in flight)

Grey-headed Kite (Leptodon cayanensis) [XC31899]
by Roger Ahlman from Pipeline Road, Colon, Panama (call)

Subspecies
Apparent affinity with old world honey buzzards (Pernis) and bazas (Aviceda). In past, alternatively known as Odontriorchis palliatus. Until recently considered to include White-collared Kite (Leptodon forbesi), which was thought to represent another variant on immature plumage.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

cayanensis (Latham, 1790) - Southern Tamaulipas and Oaxaca (Mexico) south to western Ecuador, Amazonia, Guianas and Trinidad.
monachus (Vieillot, 1817) - Central Brazil to eastern Bolivia, northern Argentina and Paraguay.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Grey-headed Kite (Leptodon cayanensis) - 10 files

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