GREY-HEADED KITE Leptodon cayanensis
Subtly patterned in black, grey and white, the Grey-headed Kite is a real looker. Shame then that he is so retiring, hiding away in the forest sub-canopy where you´ll need a healthy dose of luck to see him. You´re far more likely to glimpse him in the air when his black underwing contrast with his white belly and banded black-and-white flight feathers to give a distinctive pattern.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE389PH) Adult dorsal view, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE390PH) Same individual as (FPAVE389PH) ventral view (Paul Smith March 2007).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE391PH) Adult dorsal view, Bahía Negra, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith September 2006).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE392PH) Adult ventral view, PROCOSARA PN San Rafael (Sylvia Qu July 2008).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE393PH) Adult in flight, Aguadulce, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith November 2010).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE394PH) Juvenile ventral view, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Hemme Batjes November 2005)
VIDEO - (FPAVE395VI) Same individual as (FPAVE393PH) (Paul Smith November 2010).
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Leptodon cayanensis
1 (FPAVE396RE) Song recorded Kuriy, Departamento Alto Paraná (Myriam Velázquez September 2000).
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