White-collared Kite

Leptodon forbesi

The White-collared Kite (Leptodon forbesi) is a bird found in Brazil. Found in Brazil. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, reptiles and frogs and small mammals and birds. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Leptodon forbesi
Region	South America
Found in	Brazil

🏡 Where the White-collared Kite lives

Found in Brazil.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs50%
🦎 Reptiles & frogs30%
🐭 Mammals & birds20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 577 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures and lizards and frogs.

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Recorded by Eduardo Vieira 1301 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1148707. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the White-collared Kite

Where does the White-collared Kite live?

The White-collared Kite lives in Brazil. Found in Brazil.

What does the White-collared Kite eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 50%), reptiles and frogs (about 30%), small mammals and birds (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the White-collared Kite endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.