White-tailed Kite

Elanus leucurus

The white-tailed kite is a small raptor found in South America and parts of western North America. It replaces the related Old World black-winged kite in its native range. Source

Where it is now

In the last 8 weeks this bird was recorded 678 times across 8 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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Movement and weather

Over the weeks it was present in the past year, its centre in North America ranged from 18°N in May to 37°N in June, about 2,100 km apart.

Arrival dates

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

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Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.