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Juvenile Grey-headed Kite
rka

Juvenile Grey-headed Kite (Leptodon cayanensis)

  • rka
Quite a bit of debate on the ID of this bird. Many thought it was a juvenile Hook-billed Kite mainly due to the bill shape. We ended with juvenile Grey-headed Kite but with slightly abnormal bill shape and unusual tail banding.
Habitat
Mangrove
Location
Caroni, Trinidad
Date taken
Oct 02 2018
Scientific name
Leptodon cayanensis
Equipment used
G9
Staff member
Opus Editor
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A great find for you RKA!! The only juvenile to come into the Gallery so far I think.

I'll upload this compilation to The Opus article. Many thanks for sharing it with us my friend.
 
This is the Dark Morph. Related discussion at https://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=368037&referrerid=1843 .
 

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