Gray-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (32)
- Subspecies (2)
Richard O. Bierregaard and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 29, 2015
Text last updated January 29, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | milà capgrís |
| Czech | leptodon šedohlavý |
| Dutch | Grijskopwouw |
| English | Gray-headed Kite |
| English (United States) | Gray-headed Kite |
| Finnish | jokihaukka |
| French | Bec-en-croc de Cayenne |
| French (France) | Bec-en-croc de Cayenne |
| German | Cayenneweih |
| Icelandic | Óðalsgleða |
| Japanese | ハイガシラトビ |
| Norwegian | gråhodeglente |
| Polish | leptodon szarogłowy |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | gavião-gato |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Gavião-de-cabeça-cinzenta |
| Russian | Кайеннский коршун |
| Serbian | Sivoglava lunja |
| Slovak | luň menlivý |
| Spanish | Milano Cabecigrís |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Milano Cabeza Gris |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Gavilán Cabecigrís |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Elanio Cabecigrís |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Milano Cabeza Gris |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Gavilán Cabeza Gris |
| Spanish (Panama) | Elanio Cabecigrís |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Milano cabeza gris |
| Spanish (Peru) | Elanio de Cabeza Gris |
| Spanish (Spain) | Milano cabecigrís |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Gavilán Palomero |
| Swedish | gråhuvad glada |
| Turkish | Gri Başlı Çaylak |
| Ukrainian | Шуляк каєнський |
Leptodon cayanensis (Latham, 1790)
PROTONYM:
Falco cayanensis
Latham, 1790. Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 1, p.28.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cayenne.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- LEPTODON
- cayana / cayanensis / cayanna / cayanus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Gray-headed Kite
