elanid kite

English

A black-shouldered kite (Elanus axillaris). Etosha National Park, Namibia

Noun

elanid kite (plural elanid kites)

Any of several small, long-winged, hovering raptors of the Elaninae subfamily.

Synonyms

elanine kites

Hyponyms

Genus Elanus
Genus Chelictinia
- scissor-tailed kite, Chelictinia riocourii
Genus Gampsonyx
- pearl kite, Gampsonyx swainsonii

Translations

bird of the Elaninae subfamily

Catalan: elanin m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 鸢亚科 (yuānyàkē)
Esperanto: elanio
Finnish: liitohaukka (fi)
French: élanion (fr) m
Hungarian: kuhiformák
Lithuanian: sakalūnas m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: elanineglente m
Polish: kaniuk (pl) m
Russian: ды́мчатый ко́ршун m (dýmčatyj kóršun)
Spanish: elanio m

References

elanid kite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Elaninae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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