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White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
Northern HarrierCircus hudsonius
Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
Black-shouldered KiteElanus axillaris
OspreyPandion haliaetus
American KestrelFalco sparverius
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
Variable HawkGeranoaetus polyosoma
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 438,273 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 87,666 |
| California | 13,881 |
| Oregon | 6,387 |
| Arizona | 4,045 |
| Nevada | 3,881 |
| Louisiana | 3,116 |
| Mexico | 2,362 |
| New Mexico | 1,842 |
| Washington | 918 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
- DiurnalActive primarily during the dayFrom its classification
Group and habits
- PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Vertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating vertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Platform nestingListed by a harvested source as building platform nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies · Accipitriformes |
| Family | Hawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae |
| Genus | Elanus Kites · Elanus |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of Bogota Capital District, Colombia
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of United States
- Birds of Utah
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise White-tailed Kite with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.