Elanus
| Elanus | |
|---|---|
| Black-shouldered kite (Elanus axillaris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Subfamily: | Elaninae |
| Genus: | Elanus Savigny, 1809 |
| Type species | |
| Elanus caesius = Falco caeruleus Desfontaines 1789
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Elanus is a genus of birds of prey in the elanine kite subfamily of the family Accipitridae. The four species in the genus are widely distributed.