Elaninae
Sign in to saveAn elanine kite is any of several small, lightly-built raptors with long, pointed wings.
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- Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus) in Hyderabad W IMG 4418.jpg
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An elanine kite is any of several small, lightly-built raptors with long, pointed wings.
Some authorities list the group as a formal subfamily, Elaninae. As a subfamily there are six species in three genera with two of these genera being monotypic. Two other species have at times been included with the group, but genetic research has shown them to belong to different subfamilies.