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Elanus scriptus Gould, 1842 Family: Accipitridae Order: Falconiformes Back
Letter-winged kite Schwarzachselaar Élanion lettré Elanio escrito
CMS App II Redlist 2000 (Criteria) NL CITES II (Europe: SPEC threat status )
Migration: range extension

Elanus scriptus

Dispersive and irruptive. Breeding birds concentrate around rat plagues, slowly moving with advancing plague front. When plague collapses, many birds (mostly immatures) disperse randomly towards coast where they die of starvation. Subsequent repopulation of arid zone by nucleus of surviving adults that stay put.
(del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1994) - www.hbw.com )

Regions: Oceania
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Explanatory notes
(Last update: 05.08.02 by E.Heuel)

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