Black-winged Kite

Elanus caeruleus - Élanion blanc

Systematics

Order
:
Accipitriformes
Family
:
Accipitridés
Genus
:
Elanus
Species
:
caeruleus

Descriptor

Desfontaines, 1789

Biometrics

Size
: 37 cm
Wingspan
: 77 à 92 cm.
Weight
: 197 à 343 g

Longevity

6 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus) is a species of bird in the Accipitridae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Elanus caeruleus caeruleus (sw Iberian Pen., Africa, sw Arabia)
Elanus caeruleus vociferus (Pakistan to e China, Malay Pen. and Indochina)
Elanus caeruleus hypoleucus (Greater and Lesser Sundas, the Philippines, Sulawesi and New Guinea)

Foreign names

Élanion blanc,
Elanio común,
peneireiro-cinzento,
Gleitaar,
kuhi,
Grijze Wouw,
Nibbio bianco,
svartvingad glada,
Svartvingeglente,
luniak sivý,
luněc šedý,
Blå Glente,
liitohaukka,
Blouvalk (Blouvalkie),
esparver d'espatlles negres,
Völsungur,
kaniuk (zwyczajny),
melnplecu klīja,
lebduh,
Дымчатый коршун,
Elang tikus,
カタグロトビ,
黑翅鸢,
เหยี่ยวขาว,
黑翅鳶〔黑肩鳶〕,

Voice song and call

play
pause

Habitat

Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Desert : Hot ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest