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White-tailed Kite / Elanus leucurus LC

  • Synonyms Black-shouldered Hawk, Black-shouldered Kite
  • Old latin name for bird Milvus leucurus

White-tailed Kitebird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 2.
    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 3.
    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 4.
    Flight call, © Cristian Pinto Fernandez
    Chile
  • 5.
    Whistles, © Bernabe Lopez-Lanus
    Argentina
  • 6.
    Call, © Bernabe Lopez-Lanus
    Argentina
  • 7.
    Call, © Daniel González Amat
    Chile
  • 8.
    call, © Denise S. Wight
    United States
  • 9.
    Flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 10.
    Call, © Jim Holmes
    United States
  • 11.
    Begging call, call, © Manuel Grosselet
    Mexico
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Black-winged Kite
Black-shouldered Kite
Letter-winged Kite
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Where to see White-tailed Kite

  • Breeding region Middle America, North America, South America
  • Breeding subregion s, w USA to c Argentina

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

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Azerbaijaniağquyruq çalağan
Bengaliধরামরজ চচর
Catalanelani de cua blanca
Chinese白尾鸢
Chinese (Traditional)白尾鳶
CroatianBijlorepa lunja, bjelorepa lunja
Czechluněc americký, Lunec 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
Norwegian NynorskKvithaleglente
Polishkaniuk amerykanski, kaniuk amerykański
PortugueseGaviao-peneira, peneireiro-cinzento, Gavião-peneira, peneira, peneireiro-de-cauda-branca, gavião-peneirador
RussianБелохвостый коршун, Белохвостый дымчатый коршун
SerbianBelorepa lunja
Slovakluniak bielochvostý
SpanishBailarín, Gavilán Maromero, Halcón Blanco, Elanio Azul, Milano Coliblanco, Milano hombros negros, Elanio Ciloblanco, Milano Cola Blanca, Milano blanco, milano cola-blanca, Elanio Coliblanco, Elanio Bailarín, Elanio maromero
Swedishvitstjärtad glada
TurkishAmerika Ak Çaylağı
Ukrainianшуліка білохвостий