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Letter-winged Kite Elanus scriptus Scientific name definitions

Guy M. Kirwan, Peter Pyle, Stephen Debus, David Christie, and Jeffrey S. Marks
Version: 1.1 — Published February 9, 2024
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Distribution of the Letter-winged Kite - Range Map
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Distribution of the Letter-winged Kite

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Recommended Citation

Kirwan, G. M., P. Pyle, S. Debus, D. A. Christie, and J. S. Marks (2024). Letter-winged Kite (Elanus scriptus), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.lewkit1.01.1
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