White-tailed kite
Raptor native to the Americas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The white-tailed kite (Elanus leucurus) is a small raptor found in western North America and parts of South America. It replaces the related Old World black-winged kite in its native range.
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White-tailed kite | |
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White-tailed kite with prey. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Accipitriformes |
Family: | Accipitridae |
Genus: | Elanus |
Species: | E. leucurus |
Binomial name | |
Elanus leucurus (Vieillot, 1818) | |
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Synonyms | |
Elanus caeruleus leucurus |
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