The white-collared kite (Leptodon forbesi) is an Endangered species of bird in tribe Pernini and subfamily Perninae of family Accipitridae, the diurnal raptors.

Their scapulars, secondaries, and inner primaries have broad white tips that are typically reduced or lost through wear.

[6] The white-collared kite is mostly sedentary but has been seen flying over sugar cane fields between isolated forest patches.

Single birds and pairs have been observed making fluttering "butterfly" display flights between October and January, and an active nest was found in April.

Most of its original habitat has been cleared, primarily for agriculture, and small-scale logging continues in some of the remaining fragments.