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 Serra da Canastra National Park
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle
Geranoaetus melanoleucus
Savanna Hawk
Buteogallus meridionalis
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Chaco Eagle
Harpyhaliaetus coronatus
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Gray-headed Kite in Serra da Canastra National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Gray-headed Kite sighting in Serra da Canastra National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Gray-headed Kite in Serra da Canastra National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Gray-headed Kite in Serra da Canastra National Park in our monthly data.