White-tailed Kite

Elanus leucurus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Accipitriformes
Family
Accipitridae
Genus
Elanus
eBird Code
whtkit

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)

  • Elanus leucurus leucurus

    eastern Panama to Brazil, central Argentina, and central Chile

  • Elanus leucurus majusculus

    western and southern USA to western Panama

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (whtkit) Avibase

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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