elanid kite

English

A black-shouldered kite (Elanus axillaris). Etosha National Park, Namibia

Noun

elanid kite (plural elanid kites)

1. Any of several small, long-winged, hovering raptors of the Elaninae subfamily.

Synonyms

• elanine kites

Hyponyms

• Genus Elanus
  • black-winged kite, Elanus caeruleus
  • black-shouldered kite, Elanus axillaris
  • white-tailed kite, Elanus leucurus
  • letter-winged kite, Elanus scriptus
• Genus Chelictinia
  • scissor-tailed kite, Chelictinia riocourii
• Genus Gampsonyx
  • pearl kite, Gampsonyx swainsonii

Translations

bird of the Elaninae subfamily

• Catalan: elanin m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鸢亚科 (yuānyàkē)

• Esperanto: elanio
• Finnish: liitohaukka (fi)
• French: élanion (fr) m
• Hungarian: kuhiformák
• Lithuanian: sakalūnas m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: elanineglente m

• Polish: kaniuk (pl) m
• Russian: ды́мчатый ко́ршун m (dýmčatyj kóršun)
• Spanish: elanio m

References

• elanid kite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Elaninae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies