Letter-winged Kite

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Letter-winged Kite	Home Bird Orders
	White-breasted Sparrowhawk	Alternate name
	Elanus scriptus	Scientific name
	Accipitriformes	Order
	Acciptridae	Family
	F35-38 M33-36cm	Length
	Semi-arid scrub and grassland, often near fresh water, up to 1,000m. Endemic to Austrailia:- Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island, Kangaroo Island, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria & Western Austrailia.	Habitat
		Altitude
		Range
	3-6 eggs 30 days	Clutch
	Mainly rodents, Long haired Rat, marsupials	Food
	Largely nocturnal breeds in colonies to to 100 pair,	Habits
	3329 - TSN: 175287	World Number
	Near Threatened	Status

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Czech: Lunec cernoramenný, luněc černoramenný
Danish: Sortbåndet Glente
German: Schwarzachselaar
English: Letter winged Kite, Letter-winged Kite, White-breasted Sparrowhawk
Spanish: Elanio Escrito
Estonian: öö-hõbehaugas
Finnish: Yöliitohaukka
French: Élanion écrit, Élanion lettré
Italian: Nibbio bianco alisegnate, Nibbio scritto
Japanese: kuroobitobi, ogurotobi
Japanese: オグロトビ, クロオビトビ
Latin: Elanus sciptus, Elanus scriptus
Dutch: Letterwouw
Norwegian: Skriftglente
Polish: kaniuk stepowy
Russian: Буквокрылый дымчатый коршун, Буквокрылый коршун
Slovak: luniak popolavý, Luniak striebristý
Swedish: Nattglada
Chinese: 纹翅鸢

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