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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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Witstertwou
Azerbaijani: ağquyruq çalağan
Bulgarian: Белоопашата каничка
Bengali: ধরামরজ চচর
Bengali (transliteration): dhalālēja cila
Catalan: Elani de cua blanca
Czech: Lunec americký, luněc americký
Danish: Hvidhalet Glente
German: Weißschwanzaar
English: Black-shouldered Hawk, Black-shouldered Kite, White-tailed Kite
English (Avilist): White-tailed Kite
English, HBW: White-tailed Kite
English (IOC): White-tailed Kite
English (United States): White-tailed Kite
Esperanto: Blanka milvo, blankvosta elanio
Spanish: Bailarín, Elanio Azul, Elanio Bailarín, Elanio Ciloblanco, Elanio Coliblanco, Elanio Maromero, Gavilán Maromero, Halcón Blanco, Milano blanco, Milano Cola Blanca, milano cola-blanca, Milano Coliblanco, Milano hombros negros
Spanish (Argentine): Milano blanco
Spanish (Chile): Bailarín
Spanish (Colombia): Águila maromera, Aguililla blanca, Gavilán Maromero
Spanish (Costa Rica): Elanio Coliblanco
Spanish (Ecuador): Elanio Coliblanco
Spanish (Spain): Elanio Maromero
Spanish (HBW): White-tailed Kite
Spanish (Honduras): Milano hombros negros
Spanish (Mexico): milano cola blanca, milano cola-blanca, Milano Coliblanco
Spanish (Nicaragua): Elanio Azul
Spanish (Panama): Elanio Coliblanco
Spanish (Peru): Elanio de Cola Blanca
Spanish (Paraguay): Milano blanco
Spanish (Uruguay): Halcón Blanco
Spanish (Venezuela): Gavilán Maromero
Estonian: ameerika hõbehaugas
Finnish: Amerikanliitohaukka
French: Élanion à queue blanche
French (Guyane): Élanion à queue blanche
Guarani: Taguato morotî, Taguato-morotî
Croatian: Bijlorepa lunja
Hungarian: amerikai kuhi
Icelandic: Skottgleða
Italian: Nibbio codabianca
Japanese (romaji): ojirotobi
Japanese: オジロトビ
Scientific: Elanus leucurus, Elanus leucurus leucurus, Milvus leucurus
Lithuanian: Baltauodegis palšasis peslys
Latvian: baltastes klīja
Dutch: Amerikaanse Grijze Wouw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kvithaleglente
Norwegian: Hvithaleglente
Polish: kaniuk amerykanski, kaniuk amerykański
Portuguese: Gaviao-peneira, Gavião-peneira, gavião-peneirador, peneira, peneireiro-cinzento
Portuguese (Brazil): gaviao-peneira, Gavião-peneira, gavião-peneirador, peneira, peneireiro-cinzento
Portuguese (Portugal): Gavião-peneira, peneireiro-cinzento-americano
Russian: Белохвостый дымчатый коршун, Белохвостый коршун
Slovak: luniak bielochvostý
Serbian: Belorepa lunja
Sranan: Aka
Swedish: Vitstjärtad glada
Turkish: Amerika Ak Çaylağı
Ukrainian: Шуліка білохвостий
Kalmyk: цаһан сүүлтә гекс
Chinese: 白尾鸢
Chinese (Traditional): 白尾鳶