An elanid kite, sometimes white-tailed kite, is any of several small, long-winged, hovering raptors. All are specialist rodent hunters and most are members of the genus Elanus. Some authorities list the group as a formal subfamily, Elaninae.

Elanid kites have a near-worldwide distribution, with three endemic species found in the Americas, two in Australia, one each in Africa and southern Asia, while the Black-winged Kite is found over a vast range from Europe and Africa in the west to South-east Asia in the West.

• Family ACCIPITRIDAE
  • Subfamily Elaninae
    • Black-winged Kite, Elanus caeruleus
    • Black-shouldered Kite, Elanus axillaris
    • White-tailed Kite, Elanus leucurus
    • Letter-winged Kite , Elanus scriptus
    • Scissor-tailed Kite, Chelictinia riocourii
    • Bat Hawk , Machaerhamphus alcinus
    • Pearl Kite, Gampsonyx swainsonii
    • Swallow-tailed Kite, Elanoides forficatus
  • Subfamily Perninae
  • Subfamily Milvinae
  • Subfamily Accipitrinae
  • Subfamily Buteoninae
  • Subfamily Aegypiinae: old world vultures
  • Subfamily Circinae: harriers
  • Subfamily Circaetinae: snake-eagles