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Gray-headed Kite

Leptodon cayanensis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Brazil.January 12, February 11, March 10, April 14, May 13, June 17, July 16, August 26, September 40, October 42, November 21, December 16.
Brazil238
Costa Rica191
Panama128
Mexico123
Ecuador93
Provincia Puntarenas85
Colombia65
Sao Paulo63
Quintana Roo44
Colón Province41

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
  • DiurnalActive primarily during the dayFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group
  • Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderHawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies · Accipitriformes
FamilyHawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae
GenusLeptodon Kites · Leptodon

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