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white-tailed kite

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Taxon taxon Q693593
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white-tailed kite

Summary

white-tailed kite is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (494 views/month, #1,512 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • white-tailed kite's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • white-tailed kite is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • white-tailed kite's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • white-tailed kite is classified within Elanus[6].
  • white-tailed kite's scientific name is Elanus leucurus[7].
  • white-tailed kite's Commons category is recorded as Elanus leucurus[8].
  • white-tailed kite's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Elanus leucurus[9].
  • white-tailed kite's Commons gallery is recorded as Elanus leucurus[10].
  • white-tailed kite's original combination is recorded as Milvus leucurus[11].
  • white-tailed kite is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'barcud cynffonwyn'}[12].
  • white-tailed kite is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'White-tailed Kite'}[13].
  • white-tailed kite is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weißschwanzaar'}[14].
  • white-tailed kite is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Elanio maromero'}[15].
  • white-tailed kite is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'elani de cua blanca'}[16].
  • white-tailed kite is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'luněc americký'}[17].
  • white-tailed kite is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'ameerika hõbehaugas'}[18].
  • white-tailed kite is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Hvithaleglente'}[19].
  • white-tailed kite is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Белохвостый дымчатый коршун'}[20].
  • white-tailed kite is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'オジロトビ'}[21].
  • white-tailed kite is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Hvidhalet Glente'}[22].
  • white-tailed kite is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'amerikanliitohaukka'}[23].
  • white-tailed kite is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'amerikai kuhi'}[24].
  • white-tailed kite is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'kaniuk amerykański'}[25].
  • white-tailed kite is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'luniak bielochvostý'}[26].
  • white-tailed kite is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'vitstjärtad glada'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, white-tailed kite is Elanus leucurus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Elanus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'barcud cynffonwyn'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'White-tailed Kite'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weißschwanzaar'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Elanio maromero'}[15], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'elani de cua blanca'}[16], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'luněc americký'}[17].

Identifiers

white-tailed kite's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 5277[28]. white-tailed kite's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 321063[29]. white-tailed kite's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2480367[30]. white-tailed kite's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175282[31].

Why It Matters

white-tailed kite ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (494 views/month, #1,512 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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