Taxonomy Profile: Elanus caeruleus (Desfontaines 1789)

Elanus caeruleus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Black-shouldered Kite []
Black-winged Kite []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Elanus caeruleus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Aves
Birds |
oiseaux |
Order : Accipitriformes
éperviers |
Hawks |
Family : Accipitridae
Eagles |
Hawks |
Kites |
aigles |
buses |
éperviers |
Genus : Elanus
Black-shouldered Kites |
Species : Elanus caeruleus
Black-shouldered Kite |
Black-winged Kite |
Elanus caeruleus Direct Children(s):
Elanus caeruleus caeruleus
(Desfontaines 1789)
Elanus caeruleus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Alan P. Peterson, M.D.
Notes:
PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999
Reference for:
Elanus caeruleus
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Elanus caeruleus
Source:
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2011.02.25
Acquired:
2011-05-28
Notes:
"Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net
Reference for:
Elanus caeruleus
Source:
IOC World Bird List, Master List v2.9
Acquired:
2011-08-26
Notes:
Master list and sub-lists are maintained at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/names.html, and 'virtually replace' Gill & Wright 2006 (Birds of the World, Recommended English Names)
Reference for:
Elanus caeruleus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1987-01-01 / 1987-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Resource Publication, no. 166
Page(s):
79
Publisher:
United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Elanus caeruleus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2006-01-01 / 2006-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Birds of the World: Recommended English Names
Page(s):
ix + 259
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Publication Place:
Princeton, New Jersey, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-691-12827-8/
Notes:
Includes a CD-ROM with the full dataset
Reference for:
Elanus caeruleus
Elanus caeruleus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Elanus caeruleus: Comments