Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris - Élanion d'Australie
Systematics
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Order:
Accipitriformes
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Family:
Accipitridés
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Genus:
Elanus
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Species:
axillaris
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 37 cm
- Wingspan: 82 à 94 cm.
- Weight: 291 à 365 g
Geographic range
Identification
Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris) is a species of bird in the Accipitridae family.
Subspecific information monotypic species
Foreign names
- Élanion d'Australie,
- Elanio australiano,
- peneireiro-de-ombros-pretos,
- Australienaar,
- ausztrál kuhi,
- Australische Grijze Wouw,
- Nibbio spallebianche,
- svartskuldrad glada,
- Australglente,
- luniak striebristý,
- luněc australský,
- Australsk Blå Glente,
- australianliitohaukka,
- elani australià,
- kaniuk australijski,
- Черноплечий дымчатый коршун,
- オーストラリアカタグロトビ,
- 澳洲鸢,
- 黑肩鳶〔澳洲黑翅鳶〕,
Habitat
Savanna : Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land
Threats - protection
IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
in the Wild
Near
threatened
threatened
Not
evaluated
evaluated
EX
EW
CR
EN
VU
NT
LC
NE
Sources of information
- Birds in backyards, Birds Australia and Australian Museum
- ARKive, Christopher Parsons
- Raptors of the World, a field guide, Ferguson-Lees James et Christie David
- Avibase, Lepage Denis
- Wikipédia, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
- Vol. 2 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliot--Jordi Sargatal
- IOC World Bird List (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.
Other sources of interest
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