Leptodon

Taxobox
name = Leptodon
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Falconiformes
familia = Accipitridae
genus = " Leptodon "
genus_authority = Sundevall, 1836
subdivision_ranks = species
subdivision = "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.

References

*cite book
last = ffrench
first = Richard
title = A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago
edition = 2nd edition
year = 1991
publisher = Comstock Publishing
isbn = 0-8014-9792-2
*cite book
last = Hilty
first = Steven L
title = Birds of Venezuela
publisher = Christopher Helm
date = 2003
location = London
isbn = 0-7136-6418-5
* "A guide to the birds of Costa Rica" by Stiles and Skutch ISBN 0-8014-9600-4