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white-tailed kite

/ˈwaɪt teɪld kaɪt/

Traducción: Ave rapaz pequeña y elegante de América, con cabeza y partes inferiores blancas, dorso gris y manchas negras características en los hombros. Se cierne en el aire mientras caza pequeños mamíferos y aves.

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/ˈwaɪt teɪld kaɪt/formalscientific
  • esAve rapaz pequeña y elegante de América, con cabeza y partes inferiores blancas, dorso gris y manchas negras características en los hombros. Se cierne en el aire mientras caza pequeños mamíferos y aves.

A small, graceful bird of prey found in the Americas, known for its white head and underparts, gray back, and distinctive black shoulder patches. It hovers while hunting for small mammals and birds.

  1. Bird of preyC2formalamerican

    A small, graceful raptor (Elanus leucurus) with a white head, tail, and underparts, and black shoulder patches, found in open grasslands and marshes of the Americas.

    esElanio coliblanco

    • The white-tailed kite hovered effortlessly over the field, scanning for rodents.
    • We spotted a white-tailed kite perched on a fence post near the marsh.
    • Its distinctive black shoulder patches make the white-tailed kite easy to identify.