Letter-winged Kite
Elanus scriptusGould, J, 1842
English (US) Letter-winged Kite
The Letter-winged Kite (Elanus scriptus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes.
Range: eastern interior of Australia; disperses irregularly to coastsRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Elanus scriptus
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Letter-winged Kite
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1842
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1842
- Type locality
- South Australia = Cooper's Creek, fide Mathews, 1927, Syst. Avium Australasianarum, p. 259.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.10, no.113 p.80
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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