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White-tailed Kite

Elanus leucurus

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Field Notes

Description:

Bird around 30 cm tall.

Habitat:

Sea shore, desert, mountains. (North of Chile)

Notes:

I've been trying to figure out the species in www.avesdechile.cl but I can't find it. Falconidae? Accipitridae? Pandionidae?

Species ID Suggestions

Bailarin

Elanus leucurus

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Michael Weymann
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Comments (2)
Michael Weymann
Yo apuesto a que es un Bilarin... aunq no estoy 100% seguro...
Agustín Amenabar L
Precioso! Sin ser experto me inclinaría por un halcón. En aves de chile es difícil buscar.

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PublishedMarch 8, 2011

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