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An 'elanid kite', sometimes 'white-tailed kite', is any of several small, long-winged, hovering raptors. All are specialist rodent hunters and most are members of the genus ''Elanus''. Some authorities list the group as a formal subfamily, 'Elaninae'.
Elanid kites have a near-worldwide distribution, with three endemic species found in the Americas, two in Australia, one each in Africa and southern Asia, while the Black-winged Kite is found over a vast range from Europe and Africa in the west to South-east Asia in the east.
★ Black-winged Kite, ''Elanus caeruleus''
★ Black-shouldered Kite, ''Elanus axillaris''
★ White-tailed Kite, ''Elanus leucurus''
★ Letter-winged Kite, ''Elanus scriptus''
★ Scissor-tailed Kite, ''Chelictinia riocourii''
★ Bat Hawk, ''Machaerhamphus alcinus''
★ Pearl Kite, ''Gampsonyx swainsonii''
★ Swallow-tailed Kite, ''Elanoides forficatus''
An 'elanid kite', sometimes 'white-tailed kite', is any of several small, long-winged, hovering raptors. All are specialist rodent hunters and most are members of the genus ''Elanus''. Some authorities list the group as a formal subfamily, 'Elaninae'.
Elanid kites have a near-worldwide distribution, with three endemic species found in the Americas, two in Australia, one each in Africa and southern Asia, while the Black-winged Kite is found over a vast range from Europe and Africa in the west to South-east Asia in the east.
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Species
★ Black-winged Kite, ''Elanus caeruleus''
★ Black-shouldered Kite, ''Elanus axillaris''
★ White-tailed Kite, ''Elanus leucurus''
★ Letter-winged Kite, ''Elanus scriptus''
★ Scissor-tailed Kite, ''Chelictinia riocourii''
★ Bat Hawk, ''Machaerhamphus alcinus''
★ Pearl Kite, ''Gampsonyx swainsonii''
★ Swallow-tailed Kite, ''Elanoides forficatus''
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