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Leptodon
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
.