ABOUT THIS SPECIES
GRAY-HEADED KITE – (Species Account Weblog #89)
TAXONOMIC TREE:
- ORDER: Accipitriformes,
- FAMILY: Accipitridae,
- BINOMIAL NAME: Leptodon cayanensis
The Grey-headed Kite is extensively distributed in lowland forested habitats from Central America south to southern Brazil and Uruguay. Grownup is distinctive, with a comfortable grey head, darkish eyes (no yellow within the face, in contrast to most hawks), and reasonably small grayish toes. (from Birds of the World)
GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION
PERSONAL OBSERVATION ANECDOTES
In Costa Rica we noticed 2 Grey-headed Kites hovering over Rancho Naturalista.
PHOTO GALLERY
**A few of these Photograph Gallery pictures (all taken by me) have been taken in different close by nations.
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