letter-winged kite (Elanus scriptus)

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Subject:	letter-winged kite (Elanus scriptus)
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letter-winged kite (Elanus scriptus)

Letter-winged Kite
Date 24 October 2009, 09:24:21
Source https://www.flickr.com/photos/sussexbirder/8079583567
Author Ron Knight
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Letter-winged_Kite_(Elanus_scriptus)6.jpg

The letter-winged kite (Elanus scriptus) is a small, rare and irruptive Australian raptor with a core range in central Australia. The adult is a small and graceful, predominantly pale grey and white, bird with black shoulders and red eyes.

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Scientific Name: Elanus scriptus Gould, 1842 Common Names: Letter-winged Kite French: Élanion lettré; German: Schwarzachselaar; Spanish: Elanio escrito Taxonomy: Elanus scriptus Gould, 1842, Cooper Creek, South Australia.

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