>>Genus Leptodon

Genus Leptodon

Leptodon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Accipitriformes
Family:	Accipitridae
Genus:	Leptodon Sundevall, 1836
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. They are:

• Grey-headed Kite, Leptodon cayanensis
• White-collared Kite, Leptodon forbesi

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.