White-tailed Kite bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsBlack-shouldered Hawk, Black-shouldered Kite
Old latin name for birdMilvus leucurus
OrderHawks and relatives / Accipitriformes
FamilyKites, Hawks, Eagles / Accipitridae
GenusElanus
Breeding regionMiddle America, North America, South America
Breeding subregions, w USA to c Argentina

White-tailed Kite bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 2.
    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 3.
    Flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 4.
    Call, © Bernabe Lopez-Lanus
    Argentina
  • 5.
    Call, © Daniel González Amat
    Chile
  • 6.
    call, © Denise S. Wight
    United States
  • 7.
    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 8.
    Whistles, © Bernabe Lopez-Lanus
    Argentina
  • 9.
    Call, © Jim Holmes
    United States
  • 10.
    Begging call, call, © Manuel Grosselet
    Mexico
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see White-tailed Kite

White-tailed Kite subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Elanus leucurus leucurusn South America to c Chile and Argentina-No
Elanus leucurus majusculusw, s USA to Panama-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Azerbaijaniağquyruq çalağan
Bengaliধরামরজ চচর
Catalanelani de cua blanca
Chinese白尾鸢
Chinese (Traditional)白尾鳶
CroatianBijlorepa lunja, bjelorepa lunja
CzechLunec americký, luněc americký
DanishHvidhalet Glente
DutchAmerikaanse Grijze Wouw
EsperantoBlanka milvo
Estonianameerika hõbehaugas
Finnishamerikanliitohaukka
FrenchÉlanion à queue blanche
GermanWeißschwanzaar
GuaraniTaguato morotî, Taguato-morotî
Hungarianamerikai kuhi
IcelandicSkottgleða
ItalianNibbio codabianca
Japaneseオジロトビ
Latvianbaltastes klīja
Lithuanianbaltauodegis palšasis peslys
NorwegianHvithaleglente, hvithaleglente
Norwegian NynorskKvithaleglente
Polishkaniuk amerykański, kaniuk amerykanski
Portuguesepeneireiro-de-cauda-branca, gavião-peneira, peneireiro-cinzento, peneira, Gaviao-peneira, gavião-peneirador
RussianБелохвостый дымчатый коршун, Белохвостый коршун
SerbianBelorepa lunja
Slovakluniak bielochvostý
SpanishMilano blanco, Gavilán Maromero, Halcón Blanco, Elanio Azul, Milano Coliblanco, Milano hombros negros, Elanio Ciloblanco, Bailarín, milano cola-blanca, Elanio Coliblanco, Elanio maromero, Elanio Bailarín, Milano Cola Blanca
Swedishvitstjärtad glada
TurkishAmerika Ak Çaylağı
Ukrainianшуліка білохвостий