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GRAY-HEADED KITE – Pura Vida Birds and Birding – Reflections of the Pure World


@ Rancho Naturalista, Cartago Province

GRAY-HEADED KITE(Species Account Weblog #89)

TAXONOMIC TREE:  

  • ORDER: Accipitriformes,
  • FAMILY: Accipitridae,
  • BINOMIAL NAME: Leptodon cayanensis

The Grey-headed Kite is broadly distributed in lowland forested habitats from Central America south to southern Brazil and Uruguay. Grownup is distinctive, with a delicate grey head, darkish eyes (no yellow within the face, not like most hawks), and reasonably small grayish toes. (from Birds of the World)

Grey-headed Kite Distribution Map (from Birds of the World)

In Costa Rica we noticed 2 Grey-headed Kites hovering over Rancho Naturalista.


**A few of these Photograph Gallery pictures (all taken by me) have been taken in different close by nations.

@ Rancho Naturalista, Cartago Province
@ Rancho Naturalista, Cartago Province

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