OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Elanus ("kite") leucurus ("white-tailed")
Adult White-tailed Kite (subspecies E. l. majusculus) at Berkeley, California - August 2022
Featured Subspecies: Elanus leucurus majusculus
Weight: 250-380g / Length: 35-43cm / Wingspan: 88-102cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
A bird which reaches the very Northern edge of it's range at southern peripheraries of the United States, most of its range, which is found throughout much territory between there and the Northern edge of Patagonia. They are primarily rodent hunters, and, like is not uncommon for species specialising in that, they can cover to allow them to spot prey.
Related Species:
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Elanus
SUBSPECIES: E. l. majusculus, E. l. leucurus
- Sighting Locations -
Found in coast adjacent parts of California, Texas, Oregon and Louisiana, and the Southern tip of Florida.
- CALIFORNIA 2022 TRIP: Seen at Berkeley
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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