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,
  • 灰頭鳶,

Voice song and cries

Milan de Cayenne
adult

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

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