white-tailed kite

white-tailed kite
an American kite, Elanus leucurus, having gray plumage with a white head, breast, and tail.

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  • white-tailed kite — noun grey and white American kite of warm and tropical regions • Syn: ↑Elanus leucurus • Hypernyms: ↑kite • Member Holonyms: ↑Elanus, ↑genus Elanus * * * noun : a kite (Elanus leucurus maju …   Useful english dictionary

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  • swallow-tailed kite — noun graceful North American black and white kite • Syn: ↑swallow tailed hawk, ↑Elanoides forficatus • Hypernyms: ↑kite • Member Holonyms: ↑Elanoides, ↑genus Elanoides * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • Swallow-tailed Kite — Taxobox name = Swallow tailed Kite status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Falconiformes familia = Accipitridae genus = Elanoides species = E. forficatus binomial =… …   Wikipedia

  • swallow-tailed kite — an American kite, Elanoides forficatus, having black upper parts, white head and underparts, and a long, deeply forked tail. [1870 75] * * * …   Universalium

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  • Elanid kite — Taxobox name = Elanid kites image caption = Swallow tailed Kite regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Accipitriformes familia = Accipitridae subfamilia = ElaninaeAn elanid kite, sometimes white tailed kite, is any of several… …   Wikipedia

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