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white-tailed kite

/ˈwaɪt teɪld kaɪt/

翻译: 一种小型、优雅的猛禽,分布于美洲,以白色头部和腹部、灰色背部及肩部明显的黑色斑块著称;捕猎小型哺乳动物和鸟类时能在空中悬停。

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/ˈwaɪt teɪld kaɪt/formalscientific
  • zh一种小型、优雅的猛禽,分布于美洲,以白色头部和腹部、灰色背部及肩部明显的黑色斑块著称;捕猎小型哺乳动物和鸟类时能在空中悬停。

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.

    zh白尾鸢

    • 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.