black-winged kite (Elanus caeruleus)

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black-winged kite (Elanus caeruleus)

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Life
Animals Kingdom Animalia
Chordates Phylum Chordata
Birds Class Aves
Order Accipitriformes
Hawks and Allies Family Accipitridae
Genus Elanus
black-winged kite Elanus caeruleus

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Scientific names
- Elanus caeruleus
English
- black-winged kite
- Black-shouldered Kite

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Map of countries: EG, SG, IN, IN, CI, ML, GH, SO, ZW, GA, BI, LK, KH, UG, SN, , SZ, RW, ET, BW, BN, BF, PG, MZ, MM, MA, ES, DZ, CD, CM, CN, CF, AU, AO, LR, GW, GN, TG, NE, DJ, ER, TN, NP, ZM, TZ, MY, BD, NG, NA, MW, MR, TD, PK, KE, ZA, LA, TH, IT, ID, PH, FR, SL, LS, GQ, GM, CG, BJ, YE, VN, SD, PT

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4 photos

What

black-winged kite Elanus caeruleus

Observer

phhoog

Date

Nov 12, 2011 11:21 AM CET

Place

kwae near Kade, Eastern Ghana (Google, OSM)

Description

Élanion blanc - Black-winged Kite
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GOPDC - Kwae near Kade - Eastern Ghana

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What

black shouldered kite

Observer

leslieghana

Date

Dec 25, 2011

Place

Tarangire National Park, Tanzania (Google, OSM)

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What

Elanus caeruleus

Observer

muir

Date

Dec 15, 2007 04:49 PM EST

Place

Okwa Valley, Ghanzi District, Botswana (Google, OSM)

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Description from Wikipedia

The Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus) is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards, and harriers. Loading full description...

Source: BirdLife International (2011) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 31/07/2011.