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The Gray-headed Kite (Leptodon cayanensis) is a raptor found in open woodland and swamp forests. It shares the genus Leptodon with the extremely rare White-collared Kite. It breeds from eastern Mexico and Trinidad south to Peru, Bolivia, Brazil and northern Argentina. Source: Wikipedia
Order:
Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Leptodon
Scientific:
Leptodon cayanensis
Citation:
(Latham, 1790)
Reference:
IndexOrn. p.28
Protonym:
Falco cayanensis
Avibase ID:
C2A2B3630E901B72
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C2A2B363
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175447
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Milan de Cayenne ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2018: Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
James Lee Peters (original): Odontriorchis palliatus [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Leptodon cayanensis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Leptodon [cayanensis or forbesi]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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