Kites, Hawks, Eagles
Black-winged 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. This Eurasian and African species was sometimes combined with the Australian black-shouldered kite (Elanus axillaris) and the white-tailed kite (Elanus leucurus) of North and South America which together form a superspecies. This kite is distinctive, with long-wings, white, grey and black plumage...
- Family
- Kites, Hawks, Eagles
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Weight
- 260 g
- Habitat
- Grassland
- Diet
- Vertebrates, fish and carrion
- Migration
- Partial migrant
- Countries recorded
- 68
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