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Letter-winged Kite
Elanus scriptus Gould, J 1842
The letter-winged kite is a small, rare and irruptive bird of prey that is found only in Australia. Measuring around 35 cm (14 in) in length with a wingspan of 84–100 cm (33–39 in), the adult letter-winged kite has predominantly pale grey and white plumage and prominent black rings around its red eyes. It gains its name from the highly distinctive black underwing pattern of a shallow 'M' or 'W' shape, seen when in flight. This distinguishes it from the otherwise similar black-shouldered kite. Source: Wikipedia
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Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Elanus
Scientific:
Elanus scriptus
Classification
Order:Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Elanus
Scientific:
Elanus scriptus
Original description
Citation:
Gould, J 1842
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
Part 1, 0 no.113 p.80
Protonym:
Elanus scriptus
Type locality:
South Australia = Cooper's Creek, fide Mathews, 1927, Syst. Avium Australasianarum, p. 259.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679842
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
468F7841C0AC3AD5
Avibase ID:
avibase-468F7841
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/468F7841
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175287
NEAR THREATENED
Geographic range:
- Elanus scriptus: interior of Australia; disperses irregularly to coasts
Source: Clements checklist
Letter-winged Kite
Catalan:
Elani marcat
Czech:
luněc černoramenný
Danish:
Sortbåndet Glente
German:
Schwarzachselaar
Spanish:
Elanio Escrito
Spanish (Spain):
Elanio Escrito
Finnish:
yöliitohaukka
French:
Élanion lettré
Croatian:
prugokrila lunja
Hungarian:
éjjeli kuhi
Icelandic:
Stafgleða
Italian:
Nibbio scritto
Japanese (romaji):
kuroobitobi
Japanese:
クロオビトビ
Lithuanian:
Raštuotasparnis palšasis peslys
Dutch:
Letterwouw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Skriftglente
Norwegian:
Skriftglente
Polish:
kaniuk stepowy
Portuguese:
Peneireiro-de-asas-cinzentas
Portuguese (Portugal):
peneireiro-cinzento-d'asa-preta
Russian:
Чернополосый коршун
Slovak:
luniak popolavý
Serbian:
Noćna lunja
Swedish:
nattglada
Ukrainian:
Шуліка чорнокрилий
Chinese:
纹翅鸢
Chinese (Traditional):
紋翅鳶
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Élanion lettré ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Élanion lettré ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Clements 1st edition: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Clements, version 2021: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Clements, version 2022: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Clements, version 2023: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Clements, version 2024: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Clements 4th edition: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Clements 6th edition: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Clements, version 2015: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Clements, version 2016: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Clements, version 2017: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Clements, version 2018: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Clements, version 2019: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| eBird version 1.50: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| eBird version 1.52: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| eBird version 1.53: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| eBird version 1.54: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| eBird version 1.55: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| eBird version 2015: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| eBird version 2016: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| eBird version 2017: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| eBird version 2018: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| eBird version 2019: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| eBird version 2021: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| eBird version 2022: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| eBird version 2023: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| eBird version 2024: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Elanus scriptus |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Elanus scriptus |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Elanus scriptus |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Letter-winged Kite ( Elanus scriptus) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Elanus scriptus |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Elanus scriptus |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Elani marcat
Czech: Lunec cernoramenný, luněc černoramenný
Danish: Sortbåndet Glente
German: Schwarzachselaar
English: Letter winged Kite, Letter-winged Kite, White-breasted Sparrowhawk
English, HBW: Letter-winged Kite
English (IOC): Letter-winged Kite
English (United States): Letter-winged Kite
Esperanto: Leterflugila milvo
Spanish: Elanio Escrito
Spanish (Spain): Elanio Escrito
Spanish (HBW): Letter-winged Kite
Estonian: öö-hõbehaugas
Finnish: Yöliitohaukka
French: Élanion écrit, Élanion lettré
Croatian: prugokrila lunja
Hungarian: éjjeli kuhi
Icelandic: Stafgleða
Italian: Nibbio bianco alisegnate, Nibbio scritto
Japanese (romaji): kuroobitobi, ogurotobi
Japanese: オグロトビ, クロオビトビ
Scientific: Elanus sciptus, Elanus scriptus, Elanus scriptus victorianus
Lithuanian: Raštuotasparnis palšasis peslys
Dutch: Letterwouw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Skriftglente
Norwegian: Skriftglente
Polish: kaniuk stepowy
Portuguese: Peneireiro-de-asas-cinzentas
Portuguese (Portugal): peneireiro-cinzento-d'asa-preta
Russian: Буквокрылый дымчатый коршун, Буквокрылый коршун, Чернополосый коршун
Slovak: luniak popolavý, Luniak striebristý
Serbian: Mala australijska lunja, Noćna lunja
Swedish: Nattglada
Turkish: Şeritli Ak Çaylak
Ukrainian: Шуліка чорнокрилий
Chinese: 纹翅鸢
Chinese (Traditional): 紋翅鳶
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