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White-tailed Kite

Elanus leucurus

Photo by StirredMocha
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Description:

Beautiful raptor with small mammalian prey. This elegant bird is found in Western North America and some parts of South America. Like other elanid kites, this species is capable of hovering and is often observed doing so before swiftly diving into vegetation to catch rodents.

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