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Gray-headed Kite
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Birds of prey & vultures

Gray-headed Kite

Leptodon cayanensis (Latham, 1790)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishGray-headed Kite
DutchGrijskopwouw
SpanishGavilán cabeza gris
Chinese灰头美洲鸢
Sranan Tongoaka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameLeptodon cayanensis (Latham, 1790)

About this species

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.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderAccipitriformes
FamilyAccipitridae
GenusLeptodon

In Suriname

344Records in Suriname
12iNaturalist observations
1844First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini163
  • Para80
  • Brokopondo60
  • Paramaribo7
  • Commewijne6
  • Marowijne3
  • Wanica2
  • Saramacca2
  • Nickerie1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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