Letter-winged Kite
Elanus scriptus - Élanion lettré
Systematics
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Order:
Accipitriformes
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Family:
Accipitridés
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Genus:
Elanus
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Species:
scriptus
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 37 cm
- Wingspan: 84 à 89 cm.
- Weight: 291 à 427 g
Geographic range
Identification
Letter-winged Kite (Elanus scriptus) is a species of bird in the Accipitridae family.
Subspecific information monotypic species
Foreign names
- Élanion lettré,
- Elanio escrito,
- peneireiro-escrito,
- Schwarzachselaar,
- éjjeli kuhi,
- Letterwouw,
- Nibbio scritto,
- nattglada,
- Skriftglente,
- luniak popolavý,
- luněc černoramenný,
- Sortbåndet Glente,
- yöliitohaukka,
- elani marcat,
- kaniuk stepowy,
- Буквокрылый дымчатый коршун,
- クロオビトビ,
- 纹翅鸢,
- 紋翅鳶,
Habitat
Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)
Threats - protection
IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
in the Wild
Near
threatened
threatened
Not
evaluated
evaluated
EX
EW
CR
EN
VU
NT
LC
NE
Sources of information
- Avibase, Lepage Denis
- Wikipédia, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
- Raptors of the World, a field guide, Ferguson-Lees James et Christie David
- Vol. 2 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliot--Jordi Sargatal
- Global Raptor Information Network,
- Birds in backyards, Birds Australia and Australian Museum
- IOC World Bird List (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.
Other sources of interest
- Accipitriformes
- Aegotheliformes
- Anseriformes
- Apodiformes
- Apterygiformes
- Bucerotiformes
- Caprimulgiformes
- Cariamiformes
- Casuariiformes
- Charadriiformes
- Ciconiiformes
- Coliiformes
- Columbiformes
- Coraciiformes
- Cuculiformes
- Eurypygiformes
- Falconiformes
- Galliformes
- Gaviiformes
- Gruiformes
- Leptosomiformes
- Mesitornithiformes
- Musophagiformes
- Nyctibiiformes
- Opisthocomiformes
- Otidiformes
- Passeriformes
- Pelecaniformes
- Phaethontiformes
- Phoenicopteriformes
- Piciformes
- Podargiformes
- Podicipediformes
- Procellariiformes
- Psittaciformes
- Pterocliformes
- Rheiformes
- Sphenisciformes
- Steatornithiformes
- Strigiformes
- Struthioniformes
- Suliformes
- Tinamiformes
- Trogoniformes