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An elanid kite, sometimes white-tailed kite, is any of several small, long-winged, hovering raptors. All are specialist rodent hunters and most are members of the genus ''Elanus''. Some authorities list the group as a formal subfamily, Elaninae. As a subfamily there are eight species in five genera with four of these genera being monotypic. Elanid kites have a near-worldwide distribution, with three endemic species found in the Americas, two in Australia, one each in Africa and southern Asia, while the black-winged kite is found over a vast range from Europe and Africa in the west to Southeast Asia in the east. ==Species== * Genus ''Elanus'' * * Black-winged kite, ''Elanus caeruleus'' - Africa, Asia, Europe * * Black-shouldered kite, ''Elanus axillaris'' – Australia * * White-tailed kite, ''Elanus leucurus'' – Americas * * Letter-winged kite, ''Elanus scriptus'' – Australia * Genus ''Gampsonyx'' * * Pearl kite, ''Gampsonyx swainsonii'' – South America * Genus ''Chelictinia'' * * Scissor-tailed kite, ''Chelictinia riocourii'' – Africa * Genus ''Machaerhamphus'' or ''Macheiramphus'' * * Bat hawk, ''M. alcinus'' – Paleotropics (Africa, south Asia through to New Guinea) * Genus ''Elanoides'' * * Swallow-tailed kite, ''Elanoides forficatus'' – Americas 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「elanid kite」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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