Leptodon
Appearance
Leptodon | |
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Grey-headed kite (Leptodon cayanensis) | |
Scientific 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
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Species | |
L. cayanensis |
Leptodon is a genus of birds of prey. Its two members are similar, with a grey head, black upperparts and white underparts.
Species
[edit]Extant species include:[2]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Grey-headed kite | Leptodon cayanensis (Latham, 1790) Two subspecies
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eastern Mexico and Trinidad south to Peru, Bolivia, Brazil and northern Argentina.![]() |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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White-collared kite | Leptodon forbesi (Swann, 1922) |
northeastern Brazil.![]() |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
EN
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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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- ^ "Accipitridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ "Leptodon". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ffrench, Richard (1991). A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago (2nd ed.). Comstock Publishing. ISBN 0-8014-9792-2.
- Hilty, Steven L (2003). Birds of Venezuela. London: Christopher Helm. ISBN 0-7136-6418-5.
- A guide to the birds of Costa Rica by Stiles and Skutch ISBN 0-8014-9600-4