White-tailed kite

White-tailed kite
White-tailed kite with prey.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Elanus
Species:
E. leucurus
Binomial name
Elanus leucurus
(Vieillot, 1818)
Subspecies[2]
  • E. l. majusculus - Bangs & Penard, TE, 1920
  • E. l. leucurus - (Vieillot, 1818)
Synonyms

Elanus caeruleus leucurus

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.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Elanus leucurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22695036A93486216. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22695036A93486216.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.