Taxonomy Profile: Elanus leucurus (Vieillot 1818)

Elanus leucurus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Milano cola blanca []
White-tailed Kite []
Élanion à queue blanche []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Elanus leucurus: 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 leucurus
Milano cola blanca |
White-tailed Kite |
Élanion à queue blanche |
Elanus leucurus Direct Children(s):
Elanus leucurus majusculus
(Bangs & T E Penard 1920)
Elanus leucurus leucurus
(Vieillot 1818)
Elanus leucurus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Alan P. Peterson, M.D.
Notes:
PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999
Reference for:
Elanus leucurus
Expert:
Richard C. Banks
Notes:
Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.
Reference for:
Elanus leucurus
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Elanus leucurus
Source:
AOU Check-List (07-2005)
Acquired:
2005-08-29
Notes:
American Ornithologists' Union's "LIST OF THE 2,037 BIRD SPECIES (WITH SCIENTIFIC AND ENGLISH NAMES) KNOWN FROM THE A.O.U. CHECK-LIST AREA" (AOU Check-list, 7th edition, updated with Supplements 42-46), maintained at http://www.aou.org/
Reference for:
Elanus leucurus
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 leucurus
Source:
AOU Check-List (08-2011)
Acquired:
2011-08-26
Notes:
American Ornithologists' Union's "Check-list of North American Birds - List of the 2,078 Bird Species Known From the A.O.U. Check-list Area" (AOU Check-list, 7th edition, updated with Supplements 42-52), maintained at http://www.aou.org/
Reference for:
Elanus leucurus
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 leucurus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2003-12-31 / 2003-12-31
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Page(s):
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
As-yet (2003) unpublished manuscript from 1998
Reference for:
Elanus leucurus
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 leucurus
Elanus leucurus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
North America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Continental US / Native
Elanus leucurus: Comments