Biology:Leptodon

Short description: Genus of birds

For the genus of mosses, see Neckeraceae.

Leptodon
Grey-headed kite (Leptodon cayanensis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Accipitriformes
Family:	Accipitridae
Subfamily:	Perninae
Genus:	Leptodon Sundevall, 1836
Type species
Falco cayennensis Gmelin, 1789
Species
L. cayanensis L. forbesi

Leptodon is a genus of birds of prey. Its two members are similar, with a grey head, black upperparts and white underparts.

Species

Extant species include:

Genus Leptodon – Sundevall, 1836 – two species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Grey-headed kite	Leptodon cayanensis (Latham, 1790) Two subspecies L. c. cayanensis - (Latham, 1790) L. c. monachus - (Vieillot, 1817)	eastern Mexico and Trinidad south to Peru, Bolivia, Brazil and northern Argentina.	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
White-collared kite	Leptodon forbesi (Swann, 1922)	northeastern Brazil.	Size: Habitat: Diet:	EN

Grey-headed kite is a widespread species, breeding from eastern Mexico and Trinidad south to Peru, Bolivia and northern Argentina. However, white-collared kite is restricted to northeastern Brazil, and is classified as Critically Endangered.

References

• ffrench, Richard (1991). A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago (2nd ed.). Comstock Publishing. ISBN 0-8014-9792-2. 
• Hilty, Steven L (2003). Birds of Venezuela. London: Christopher Helm. ISBN 0-7136-6418-5. 
• A guide to the birds of Costa Rica by Stiles and Skutch ISBN 0-8014-9600-4

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