Leptodon

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Leptodon
Leptodon cayanensis.jpg
Grey-headed kite (Leptodon cayanensis)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
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 nameScientific name and subspeciesRangeSize and ecologyIUCN status and estimated population
Grey-headed kite

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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.
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 LC 


White-collared kite

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Leptodon forbesi
(Swann, 1922)
northeastern Brazil.
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 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

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