Accipitriformes / Accipitridae / Elanus
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Genus
- Elanus
Vocalizations
LJ Moore-McClelland · CC_BY_4_0
aluguana · CC_BY_4_0
sea-kangaroo · CC_BY_4_0
Silverado Jim · CC_BY_4_0
Naomi Goodman · CC0_1_0
stubbie7 · CC_BY_4_0
ailinpto · CC_BY_4_0
Subspecies (2)
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Elanus leucurus leucurus
eastern Panama to Brazil, central Argentina, and central Chile
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.
