Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Letter-winged Kite (Elanus scriptus) - HBW 2, p. 116
French: Élanion lettré
German: Schwarzachselaar
Spanish: Elanio Escrito
Taxonomy: Elanus scriptus Gould, 1842, Cooper Creek, South Australia.
Monotypic.
Distribution: Australia, mainly in interior.
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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Two birds calling from a tree, then one flies off and lands in a different tree Locality Strzelecki Track, South Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Peter Waanders 23 June 2010 2 years ago 22 sec 4 -
Three adults perched in a tree Locality Bowenville, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Tom Tarrant 30 June 1996 8 years ago 38 sec 2.8
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A juvenile bird at low level flight across dunes
Locality Montecollina Bore, Strzelecki Track, South Australia, Australia
Edward Smith 25 September 2011 1 year ago 3.8 -
Beautiful male flying overhead against blue sky
Locality Birdsville Track, South Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Peter Waanders 23 June 2010 2 years ago 3.8 -
Two adults roosting within a communal roost consisting of 25 Letter-winged Kites.
Locality Strzelecki Track, South Australia, Australia
Edward Smith 30 December 2012 20 weeks ago 3.6 -
Male and female in top of dead tree
Locality Strzelecki Track, South Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Peter Waanders 23 June 2010 2 years ago 3.5 -
2 of a group of 5 birds. upperwing and underwing visible.
Locality Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve, Northern Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Mat Gilfedder 17 September 2005 3 years ago 3.3 -
Adult circling fairly high over head and nest.
Locality Strzelecki Track, South Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Edward Smith 1 year ago 3.2
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Two birds calling. Locality Strzelecki Track, South Australia, Australia
(Monotypic species)
Peter Waanders 23 June 2010 16 weeks ago 4
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