White-tailed Kite (Bird)

** The white-tailed kite is an elanid kite of genus Elanus found in western North America and parts of South America. Their coloration is gull-like, but their shape and flight falcon-like, with a rounded tail. Wikipedia

Scientific name: Elanus leucurus

Higher classification: Elanus

Rank: Species

** Did you know: White-tailed kites feed principally on rodents, and they are readily seen patrolling or hovering over lowland scrub or grassland. wikipedia.org