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Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by JACOB Hervé (XC682343). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Black-shouldered KiteElanus axillaris
White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
White-bellied Sea-EagleIcthyophaga leucogaster
ShikraTachyspiza badia
Pallid HarrierCircus macrourus
Rock PigeonColumba livia
Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Common BuzzardButeo buteo
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 10,921 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 10,919 |
| China | 1,839 |
| India | 1,491 |
| Taiwan | 1,404 |
| Taiwan Province | 1,317 |
| Portugal | 617 |
| South Africa | 477 |
| France | 454 |
| Tainan | 376 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
- DiurnalActive primarily during the dayFrom its classification
Group and habits
- PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Shrub nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in shrubs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Vertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating vertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Platform nestingListed by a harvested source as building platform nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies · Accipitriformes |
| Family | Hawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae |
| Genus | Elanus Kites · Elanus |
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Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Black-winged Kite with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.