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Elanus caeruleus; Black-shouldered Kite   

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Elanus caeruleus
Elanus caeruleus
Black-shouldered Kite 		Photographer: Gerald and Buff Corsi
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 6666 6666 0813 0059 (2013-08-06)

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  • date of photo  Oct 1, 2011
  • location   Lake Nakuru National Park, Rift Valley Province (Kenya)
  • notes   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 and owl like forward-facing eyes with red irides.
  • CalAcademy slide #   Black-shouldered Kite 111001 _D332536
  • photo category: Animal - Bird
  • original filename: Black-shouldered Kite 111001 _D332536.jpg

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  • common names   Black-shouldered Kite, Black-winged Kite (photographer)
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