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'''Alternative name: Cayenne Kite''' | '''Alternative name: Cayenne Kite''' | ||
| − | [[Image:Kite Gray-headed edit 7211.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|rdavis|rdavis}}<br />La Selva Biological Station, [[Costa Rica]], December 2015]] | + | [[Image:Kite Gray-headed edit 7211.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''cayanensis''<br />Photo © by {{user|rdavis|rdavis}}<br />La Selva Biological Station, [[Costa Rica]], December 2015]] |
;[[:Category:Leptodon|Leptodon]] cayanensis | ;[[:Category:Leptodon|Leptodon]] cayanensis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 43–54 cm | + | 43–54 cm (17-21¼ in) |
*Light grey head | *Light grey head | ||
*Grey upperparts | *Grey upperparts | ||
*White underparts | *White underparts | ||
====Similar Species==== | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| + | [[Image:Gray-headed Kite 2.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''cayanensis''<br />Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jonest|Stanley Jones}}<br />Dulce, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, [[Costa Rica]], February 2015]] | ||
Similar to [[White-collared Kite]]. | Similar to [[White-collared Kite]]. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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[[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]].<br /> | [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]].<br /> | ||
Breeds in [[Mexico]] from southern Tamaulipas to Chiapas and the Yucatan Peninsula and south to [[Panama]]. In South America breeds from [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]] and [[Trinidad]] south to [[Bolivia]] and northern [[Argentina]]. | Breeds in [[Mexico]] from southern Tamaulipas to Chiapas and the Yucatan Peninsula and south to [[Panama]]. In South America breeds from [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]] and [[Trinidad]] south to [[Bolivia]] and northern [[Argentina]]. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | [[Image:9EFA46C7-DDA1-4C7C-B377-2BF62264DAD2.jpeg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile, subspecies ''cayanensis''<br />Photo © by {{user|rka|rka}}<br />Caroni, [[Trinidad]], October 2018<br />Click on photo for larger image]] | ||
Two subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | Two subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''L. c. cayanensis'': | *''L. c. cayanensis'': | ||
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====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
A very varied diet, consisting of insects, hornets, wasps, eggs, birds and lizards etc. | A very varied diet, consisting of insects, hornets, wasps, eggs, birds and lizards etc. | ||
| + | ====Movements==== | ||
| + | Resident. Uncommon in north of range. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Click on photo for larger image | Click on photo for larger image | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| − | Image:Greay-headed_kite.JPG|Photo by {{user|barrancoalto|Lucas Leuzinger}}<br />banks of the Rio Negro, Pantanal, [[Brazil]] | + | Image:Greay-headed_kite.JPG|Photo © by {{user|barrancoalto|Lucas Leuzinger}}<br />banks of the Rio Negro, Pantanal, [[Brazil]] |
<!--EDITORS: picture retained on article, as it does not appear in the Gallery--> | <!--EDITORS: picture retained on article, as it does not appear in the Gallery--> | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014) |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Leptodon+cayanensis}} | {{GSearch|Leptodon+cayanensis}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Leptodon]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Leptodon]] | ||
Revision as of 21:07, 8 October 2018
Alternative name: Cayenne Kite
- Leptodon cayanensis
Identification
43–54 cm (17-21¼ in)
- Light grey head
- Grey upperparts
- White underparts
Similar Species
Subspecies cayanensis
Photo by Stanley Jones
Dulce, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, February 2015
Photo by Stanley Jones
Dulce, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, February 2015
Similar to White-collared Kite.
Distribution
Central and South America.
Breeds in Mexico from southern Tamaulipas to Chiapas and the Yucatan Peninsula and south to Panama. In South America breeds from Colombia, Venezuela and Trinidad south to Bolivia and northern Argentina.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized[1]:
- L. c. cayanensis:
- L. c. monachus;
Habitat
Tropical forest, particularly along rivers and streams, savannas and swamps.
Behaviour
Perches high in trees and can be difficult to see.
Diet
A very varied diet, consisting of insects, hornets, wasps, eggs, birds and lizards etc.
Movements
Resident. Uncommon in north of range.
Gallery
Click on photo for larger image
Photo © by Lucas Leuzinger
banks of the Rio Negro, Pantanal, Brazil
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Gray-headed Kite. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray-headed_Kite
