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The White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus) is an elanid kite of genus Elanus found in western North America and parts of South America. Source: Wikipedia
Order:
Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Elanus
Scientific:
Elanus leucurus
Citation:
(Vieillot, 1818)
Reference:
Nouv.Dict.Hist.Nat. p.556[=563]
Protonym:
Milvus leucurus
Avibase ID:
CAA5E106BE76C1D0
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/CAA5E106
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175282
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Élanion à queue blanche ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Élanion à queue blanche ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
James Lee Peters: Elanus leucurus [version 1] |
James Lee Peters (original): Elanus leucurus [version 1] |
James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Elanus leucurus [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Elanus leucurus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Elanus leucurus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Elanus [caeruleus, axillaris or leucurus]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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