Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusLeptodon (Leptodon Kites)
- SpeciesLeptodon cayanensis (Gray-headed Kite)
Closest Relatives at Caroni Swamp
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Long-winged Harrier
Circus buffoni
Rufous Crab Hawk
Buteogallus aequinoctialis
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Savanna Hawk
Buteogallus meridionalis
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
Pearl Kite
Gampsonyx swainsonii
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Gray-headed Kite at Caroni Swamp — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there