Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)

Plumbeous Kite (Ictinia plumbea) - HBW 2, p. 118

French: Milan bleuâtre German: Schwebeweih Spanish: Elanio Plomizo

Taxonomy: Falco plumbeus Gmelin, 1788, Cayenne.
Sometimes treated as conspecific with I. mississippiensis, with which forms superspecies. Monotypic.

Distribution: NE Mexico (Tamaulipas) S through Central America to South America, W of Andes S to W Ecuador, E of Andes S to Paraguay and N Argentina.