Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae) - HBW 2
Letter-winged Kite (Elanus scriptus)
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
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Three adults perched in a tree Bowenville, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Tom Tarrant 30 June 1996 5 years ago 38 sec 2.8
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2 of a group of 5 birds. upperwing and underwing visible. Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve, Northern Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Mat Gilfedder 17 September 2005 8 weeks ago 3.4 -
one in the nest tree, digiscoped Birdsville Track, South Australia, Australia
Peter Waanders 20 November 2009 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 2 -
one flying near a small colony Birdsville Track, South Australia, Australia
Peter Waanders 20 November 2009 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 2
- No sound recordings available yet
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