As its name implies, the White-tailed Kite has a bright white tail. In fact, it is pure white over much of its body, including its belly and head. It has black shoulders and wing-tips, grayish wings and back and penetratingly bright red eyes. Its feet and cere are bright yellow, and its beak is a slate grey.
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A small to medium-sized raptor with narrow, pointed wings and a long tail. When perched, it looks rather big-headed with a long and skinny body.
Hunts mostly by flying over open country, pausing frequently to hover and study the ground; on sighting prey, it dives, catching prey in its talons.
Food. The White-tailed Kite eats mainly small mammals, but it also eats birds, lizards, and insects on rare occasions. It hunts by facing into the wind and ...
White-tailed Kites engage in spectacular courtship displays during the breeding season in which a male offers an item of prey to a female before egg laying. The ...
The white-tailed kite is a medium-sized raptor which makes its home in the meadows, grasslands, and oak savannahs ranging from from Oregon to central America.
The white-tailed kite (Elanus leucurus) is a small raptor found in western North America and parts of South America. It replaces the related Old World black- ...
The White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus) is a small to medium raptor easily identified by its white body, black shoulders, and distinct hovering behavior which ...
White-tailed kites are small mammal specialists, with over 95% of their prey items consisting of rodents. Other items, such as lizards, birds and insects, are ...
The White-collared Kite is an Endangered bird of prey. A recent survey found only 20 individuals in a few different locations in the states of Alagoas and ...
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