| Leptodon | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Leptodon Sundevall, 1836 |
| species | |
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L. cayanensis |
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Leptodon is a genus of birds of prey. Its two members are similar, with a grey head, black upperparts and white underparts. They are:[1]
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.