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Grey-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis (Latham, J 1790)
The gray-headed kite 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
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Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Leptodon
Scientific:
Leptodon cayanensis
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Classification
Order:Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Leptodon
Scientific:
Leptodon cayanensis
Original description
Citation:
(Latham, J 1790)
Reference:
Index Orn.
1 p.28
Protonym:
Falco cayanensis
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Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
C2A2B3630E901B72
Avibase ID:
avibase-C2A2B363
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C2A2B363
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175447
Geographic range:
- Leptodon cayanensis cayanensis: SE Mexico to w Ecuador, the Guianas and Amazonia; Trinidad
- Leptodon cayanensis monachus: Central Brazil to e Bolivia, n Argentina and Paraguay
Source: Clements checklist
Grey-headed Kite
Catalan:
Milà capgrís
Czech:
luňákovec šedohlavý
Danish:
Gråhovedet Bazavåge
German:
Cayenneweih
Spanish:
Milano Cabecigrís
Spanish (Spain):
Milano Cabecigrís
Finnish:
jokihaukka
French:
Bec-en-croc de Cayenne
Croatian:
sivoglava lunja
Hungarian:
szürkefejű darázskánya
Icelandic:
Óðalsgleða
Italian:
Nibbio testagrigia
Japanese (romaji):
haigashiratobi
Japanese:
ハイガシラトビ
Lithuanian:
Pilkagalvis peslys
Dutch:
Grijskopwouw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gråhovudglente
Norwegian:
Gråhodeglente
Polish:
leptodon szarogłowy
Portuguese:
gavião-gato
Portuguese (Brazil):
gavião-gato
Portuguese (Portugal):
milhafre-de-cabeça-cinzenta
Russian:
Кайеннский коршун
Slovak:
luň menlivý
Serbian:
Sivoglava lunja
Swedish:
gråhuvad glada
Ukrainian:
Шуляк каєнський
Chinese:
灰头美洲鸢
Chinese (Traditional):
灰頭鳶
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): 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] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): 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] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Milan de Cayenne ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Gray-headed Kite ( 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] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| 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] |
| eBird version 1.52: Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: 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 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 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] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| 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] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (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, Birds of the World Version 2.0: 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] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Gray-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Grey-headed Kite ( Leptodon cayanensis) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: 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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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Bengali: হভমটভাথা চচর
Bengali (transliteration): mēṭēmāthā cila*
Catalan: Milà capgrís
Czech: Lunákovec šedohlavý, luňákovec šedohlavý
Danish: Gråhovedet Bazavåge
German: Cayennenweih, Cayenneweih
English: Cayenne Kite, Gray headed Kite, Gray-headed Kite, Grey headed Kite, Grey-headed Kite
English, HBW: Grey-headed Kite
English (IOC): Grey-headed Kite
English (United States): Gray-headed Kite
Esperanto: Grizkapa milvo
Spanish: Aguililla Cabecigrís, Elanio Cabecigris, Gavilán Cabecigris, Gavilán Cabecigrís, Gavilán Cabeza Gris, gavilán cabeza-gris, Milano Blanco y Gris, Milano cabecigrís, Milano cabeza gris
Spanish (Argentine): Milano cabeza gris
Spanish (Colombia): Aguililla Cabecigrís
Spanish (Costa Rica): Gavilán cabecigris, Gavilán Cabecigrís
Spanish (Ecuador): Elanio Cabecigrís
Spanish (Spain): Milano Cabecigrís
Spanish (HBW): Gray-headed Kite
Spanish (Honduras): Milano cabeza gris
Spanish (Mexico): gavilán cabeza gris, gavilán cabeza-gris, Milano cabecigrís
Spanish (Nicaragua): Elanio Cabecigris
Spanish (Panama): Elanio Cabecigrís
Spanish (Peru): Elanio de Cabeza Gris
Spanish (Paraguay): Milano cabeza gris
Spanish (Venezuela): Gavilán Guacharaquero, Gavilán Palomero
Estonian: valjashaugas
Finnish: Jokihaukka
French: Bec-en-croc de Cayenne, Leptodon de Cayenne, Milan de Cayenne
French (AOU): Milan de Cayenne
Guarani: Taguato morotî, Taguato-morotî
Croatian: sivoglava lunja
Hungarian: szürkefejű darázskánya
Icelandic: Óðalsgleða
Italian: Nibbio testagrigia
Japanese (romaji): haigashiratobi
Japanese: ハイガシラトビ
Scientific: Falco cayanensis, Falco cayennensis, Falco palliatus, Leptodon cayanensis, Leptodon cayanensis cayanensis, Micraetus holmbergianus, Micraëtus holmbergianus, Odontriorchis palliatus, Odontriorchis palliatus guianensis, Odontriorchis palliatus mexicanus
Lithuanian: Pilkagalvis peslys
Dutch: Cayenne Wouw, Grijskopwouw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gråhovudglente
Norwegian: Gråhodeglente
Wayampi: Tõõ
Polish: leptodon szaroglowy, leptodon szarogłowy
Portuguese: Gaviao-de-cabeca-cinza, gavião-de-cabeça-cinza, gavião-gato
Portuguese (Brazil): Gavião de Caneça Cinza, Gavião-de-cabeça-cinza, gaviao-gato, gavião-gato
Portuguese (Portugal): Gavião-de-cabeça-cinzenta, milhafre-de-cabeça-cinzenta
Russian: Кайеннский коршун, Кайенский Коршун, Сероголовый кайенский коршун
Slovak: luň menlivý
Serbian: Sivoglava lunja
Sranan: Aka
Swedish: gråhuvad glada, Gråhuvad gökfalk
Turkish: Gri Başlı Çaylak
Tatar: Кайен тилгәне
Ukrainian: Шуляк каєнський
Chinese: 灰头美洲鸢
Chinese (Traditional): 灰頭鳶
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