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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. Taxonomy
He characterized the kites as having weaker bill and feebler talons than the buzzards, tail more or less forked, and wings longer than the tail. [5]: 314 In Elanus, he grouped the black-winged kite (now several Elanus spp.), scissor-tailed kite (now Chelictinia), and swallow-tailed kite (now Elanoides). These species all have pointed wings with ...
Pearl kite, Gampsonyx swainsonii; White-tailed kite, Elanus leucurus; Hook-billed kite, Chondrohierax uncinatus; Gray-headed kite, Leptodon cayanensis; Swallow-tailed kite, Elanoides forficatus; Crested eagle, Morphnus guianensis; Harpy eagle, Harpia harpyja; Black hawk-eagle, Spizaetus tyrannus; Black-and-white hawk-eagle, Spizaetus melanoleucus
The swallow-tailed kite was first described as the "swallow-tail hawk" and "accipiter cauda furcata" (forked-tail hawk) by the English naturalist Mark Catesby in 1731. [2] It was given the binomial scientific name Falco forficatus by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae , published in 1758; [ 3 ] he changed this to Falco ...
The white-tailed hawk is a large, stocky hawk. It is close in size to the Swainson's (Buteo swainsoni) and red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis), its mean measurements falling slightly ahead of the first, and slightly behind the latter. It can attain a total length of 44–60 cm (17–24 in) and a wingspan of 118–143 cm (46–56 in).
White-tailed kite: Accipitridae: Elanus leucurus (Vieillot, 1818) 12 Letter-winged kite: Accipitridae: Elanus scriptus Gould, 1842: 13 Pearl kite: Accipitridae: Gampsonyx swainsonii Vigors, 1825: 14 Scissor-tailed kite: Accipitridae: Chelictinia riocourii (Temminck, 1821) 15 African harrier-hawk: Accipitridae: Polyboroides typus Smith, A, 1829: ...
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey which includes hawks, eagles, kites, and harriers. These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. Seventeen species have been recorded in Utah. White-tailed kite, Elanus leucurus (A) Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. White-tailed kite, Elanus leucurus (A) Swallow-tailed kite, Elanoides forficatus (Ex) [5]