Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hawks, Eagles and Kites :: White-tailed Kite

White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus

Described by: Vieillot (1818)
Alternate common name(s): Black-shouldered Kite
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, Monterey County, California, USA - Apr 14, 2006 © William Hull  Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, Monterey County, California, USA - Apr 14, 2006 © William Hull  Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, Monterey County, California, USA - Apr 14, 2006 © William Hull  Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, Monterey County, California, USA - Apr 14, 2006 © William Hull  Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, Monterey County, California, USA - Apr 14, 2006 © William Hull 
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Range

W. and s. United States through Central America and South America;
(1) W., cs. and s. United States from sw. Washington, nw. Oregon s. through California to nw. Mexico (nw. Baja). S. Arizona to w. Mexico (Nayarit). Locally in sc. United States in se. Kansas, s. Oklahoma, w. Louisiana, ec. and se. Texas and e. Mexico (Tamaulipas and Chiapas) along both slopes of Central America to Costa Rica and Panama. Locally in se. United States in s. Mississippi and from South Carolina to s. Florida.
(2) N. South America from Colombia, n. and se. Venezuela n. of the Orinoco and in se. Bolivar, Guyana, Surinam and ex. n. Brazil (Roraima, Bahia (Chapada Diamantina)). N. and e. Bolivia (Beni, Santa Cruz, Chuquisaca, Tarija), s. and e. Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay to c. Chile from Atacama to Valdivia and c. Argentina s. to Mendoza and Buenos Aires.
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North America n. of Mexican border
Summer: ex. sw. WAS, e. ORG, w. and c. CAL, locally in c. ARZ and s. TEX;
Winter: w. ORG, w. and c. CAL and s. TEX.

Videos

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Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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