Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)

White-collared Kite (Leptodon forbesi) - HBW 2, p. 108

French: Milan de Forbes German: Kragenweih Spanish: Milano Acollarado

Taxonomy: Odontriorchis forbesi Swann, 1922, Pernambuco, Brazil.
Until recently considered a variant immature plumage of L. cayanensis, but specimens of both adult and immature birds collected in Alagoas (NE Brazil) fit type description and confirm validity of the species. Monotypic.

Distribution: NE Brazil: until recently, only known from Pernambuco; recently rediscovered in Alagoas (c. 9° 30' S, 36° W).