black-winged kite
elanus caeruleus latin

The Black-winged Kite breeds at different times of the year across its range.

Black-winged Kites is a genus of bird of prey in the elanid kite subfamily.

Unlike the Australian Kestrel, the Black-winged Kite shows no obvious sideways movement, even in a strong breeze.

Observations on a pair of Black-winged Kites (Elanus cueruleus) in eastern Portugal.

Nest predators include birds of prey (Black-winged Kite), snakes (Ptyas mucosus).

An adult Black-winged Kite at Muiden, Zuidpolder on 29 April will be the 7th record for the Netherlands if accepted.

Raptors such as black eagle, black-winged kite and kestrels; and pheasants such as monals and blood pheasant are also found.

A Black-winged Kite seen flying from Gilleleje north of Copenhagen towards Sweden on 29 April will be the 4th Danish record if accepted.

The three Elanus species have comparable plumage patterns and sizes, however, they are now regarded as distinct, and the name Black-winged Kite is used for E. caeruleus.

For some recent decades, it united with the Black-winged Kite of Europe and Africa in Elanus caeruleus, and collectively called Black-shouldered Kite.

Crested Serpent Eagle, Mountain Hawk-Eagle, Black-winged Kite, and Peregrine Falcon are among the birds of prey found in Horton Plains.

The Black-winged Kite is a species primarily of open land and semi-deserts in sub-Saharan Africa and tropical Asia, but it has a foothold within Europe in Spain and Portugal.

Birds of prey like the peregrine, cherrug or saker falcons, tawny eagle, imperial and greater spotted eagles, osprey, awesome shikra, and the black-winged kite live throughout Pakistan but their population statuses are unknown.

The Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus) is a small diurnal bird of prey in the family Accipitridae best known for its habit of hovering over open grasslands in the manner of the much smaller kestrels.

'There do your kind fly, Slorne, soaring on the winds that rise up from the hot land, circling over their sites as they seek their prey of mammal and carrion, or chase a black-winged kite from off their food.'

More than 85 different kinds of birds, including rare black bittern, cinnamon bittern, black-winged kite, white-bellied sea eagle, pied kingfisher, yellow wagtails, egret, chestnut-winged cuckoo, and black-winged stilt have been spotted by ornithologists in the green expanse.

Meanwhile, the Old World E. caeruleus is again called Black-winged Kite, while the name Black-shouldered Kite is now reserved for an Australian species, Elanus axillaris, which had also been lumped into E. caeruleus but now regarded as separate again.

Peacock, Heron, Stork, Grey partridges, Jungle Craws, Common quails, Pied crested Cuckoo, Crested-hawk Eagle, Black-winged Kite, Curlew, Lapwing, Nightjar, Sparrows, Horned owl, and nearly 100 other species of birds are found in the area.

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 Southeast Asia in the east.

Naoroji, Rishad (1986) Communal gathering of Blackwinged Kites (Elanus caeruleus vociferus).

For some recent decades, it united with the Black-winged Kite of Europe and Africa in Elanus caeruleus, and collectively called Black-shouldered Kite.

ACCIPITRIDAE Elanus caeruleus (Black-shouldered Kite)

BLACK-SHOULDERED KITE Elanus caeruleus.

The Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus) is a small diurnal bird of prey in the family Accipitridae best known for its habit of hovering over open grasslands in the manner of the much smaller kestrels.