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The letter-winged kite (Elanus scriptus) is a small, rare and irruptive Australian raptor with a core range in cent… | Kinds of birds, Wild kingdom, Beautiful birds

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The letter-winged kite (Elanus scriptus) is a small, rare and irruptive Australian raptor with a core range in central Australia. The adult is a small and graceful, predominantly pale grey and white, raptor with black shoulders and red eyes. It is similar in appearance to the black-shouldered kite except for a very distinctive black underwing pattern of a shallow ‘M’ shape, seen when in flight. it is the world's only fully nocturnal Accipitriformes or Falconiformes raptor.

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