Deep Forest Canopy
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Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Gray-headed Kite

Leptodon cayanensis

The gray-headed kite 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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