Grey-headed Kite

Leptodon cayanensis - Milan de Cayenne Bec-en-croc de Cayenne

Milan de Cayenne
adult
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Accipitriformes

  • Family
    :

    Accipitridés

  • Genus
    :

    Leptodon

  • Species
    :

    cayanensis

Descriptor

Latham, 1790

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 54 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 90 à 110 cm.
  • Weight
    : 415 à 643 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Milan de Cayenne
subadult
Milan de Cayenne
adult

Grey-headed Kite (Leptodon cayanensis) is a species of bird in the Accipitridae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Leptodon cayanensis cayanensis (se Mexico to Ecuador, Amazonia and Guianas, Trinidad)
  • Leptodon cayanensis monachus (c Brazil to n Argentina)

Foreign names

  • Milan de Cayenne,
  • Milano cabecigrís,
  • gavião-gato-comum,
  • Cayenneweih,
  • szürkefejű darázskánya,
  • Grijskopwouw,
  • Nibbio testagrigia,
  • gråhuvad glada,
  • Gråhodeglente,
  • luň menlivý,
  • luňákovec šedohlavý,
  • Gråhovedet Bazavåge,
  • jokihaukka,
  • milà capgrís,
  • leptodon szarogłowy,
  • Кайеннский коршун,
  • ハイガシラトビ,
  • 灰头美洲鸢,
  • gråhuvad glada,
  • 灰頭鳶,

Voice song and call

Milan de Cayenne

Habitat

Milan de Cayenne

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Swamp ; Savanna : Moist

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Other sources of interest

QRcode Milan de Cayenne
© 1996-2025 Oiseaux.net