White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (36)
- Subspecies (2)
Jeffrey R. Dunk
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1995
Text last updated January 1, 1995
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Белоопашата каничка |
| Catalan | elani cuablanc |
| Croatian | bjelorepa lunja |
| Czech | luněc americký |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse Grijze Wouw |
| English | White-tailed Kite |
| English (United States) | White-tailed Kite |
| Finnish | amerikanliitohaukka |
| French | Élanion à queue blanche |
| French (France) | Élanion à queue blanche |
| German | Weißschwanzaar |
| Icelandic | Skottgleða |
| Japanese | オジロトビ |
| Norwegian | hvithaleglente |
| Polish | kaniuk amerykański |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | gavião-peneira |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Gavião-peneira |
| Russian | Белохвостый коршун |
| Serbian | Belorepa lunja |
| Slovak | luniak bielochvostý |
| Spanish | Elanio Maromero |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Milano Blanco |
| Spanish (Chile) | Bailarín |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Elanio Coliblanco |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Elanio Coliblanco |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Milano Cola Blanca |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Milano Cola Blanca |
| Spanish (Panama) | Elanio Coliblanco |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Milano blanco |
| Spanish (Peru) | Elanio de Cola Blanca |
| Spanish (Spain) | Elanio maromero |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Halcón Blanco |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Gavilán Maromero |
| Swedish | vitstjärtad glada |
| Turkish | Amerika Ak Çaylağı |
| Ukrainian | Шуліка білохвостий |
Elanus leucurus (Vieillot, 1818)
PROTONYM:
Milvus leucurus
Vieillot, 1818. Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 20, p.556[=563].
TYPE LOCALITY:
Paraguay.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ELANUS
- elanus
- leucurum / leucurus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
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Distribution of the White-tailed Kite
