White-collared kite
Leptodon forbesi (Swann, 1922)
The white-collared kite (Leptodon forbesi) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh 576 g to 577 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.
Quick facts about the white-collared kite
- Weight
- 577 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the white-collared kite live?
Not recorded
What is the white-collared kite?
The white-collared kite (Leptodon forbesi) is an endangered species of bird in the subfamily Perninae of the family Accipitridae, the diurnal raptors. It is endemic to northeastern Brazil.
From the Wikipedia article “White-collared kite” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White-collared_kite&oldid=1315276166), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the white-collared kite endangered?
The white-collared kite is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Endangered species.
How is the white-collared kite classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderAccipitriformes
- familyAccipitridae
- genusLeptodon
- SpeciesLeptodon forbesi (Swann, 1922)
Synonyms Odontriorchis forbesi
Other names and names in other languages (40)
- حدأة أبيض العنقArabic
- Ağ halqalı çalağanAzerbaijani
- Barged kolier gwennBreton
- milà blancCatalan
- leptodon bělokrkýCzech
- luňákovec bělokrkýCzech
- barcud torchogWelsh
- Hvidhalet BazavågeDanish
- KragenweihGerman
- blankakola milvoEsperanto
- Milano acollaradoSpanish
- pernambuco valjashaugasEstonian
- bahianjokihaukkaFinnish
- valkokaulushaukkaFinnish
- Milan de ForbesFrench
- Bec-en-croc de ForbesFrench
- Leptodon de ForbesFrench
- bjeloglava lunjaCroatian
- szalagos darázskányaHungarian
- Nibbio dal collareItalian
- シロエリトビJapanese
- 흰목도리솔개Korean
- baltagalvis peslysLithuanian
- WitkraagwouwDutch
- hvitkrageglenteNorwegian
- leptodon białogłowyPolish
- milhafre-nordestinoPortuguese
- Gavião-de-pescoço-brancoPortuguese
- gavião-gato-do-nordestePortuguese
- Белошейный коршунRussian
- Белошейный кайеннский коршунRussian
- luň bielohlavýSlovak
- Belovrata lunjaSerbian
- halsbandsgladaSwedish
- Ak Başlı ÇaylakTurkish
- Beyaz halkalı çaylakTurkish
- шуляк білоголовийUkrainian
- 白領鳶Chinese
- 白頸鳶Chinese
- 白领美洲鸢Chinese
Relatives of the white-collared kite
Other species in the same genus Leptodon.
Gray-headed kite
Leptodon cayanensis
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the white-collared kite?
An adult white-collared kite weighs 577 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the white-collared kite endangered?
The white-collared kite is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the white-collared kite?
The white-collared kite (Leptodon forbesi) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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