White-tailed kite
| 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 | |
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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.