Black-winged Kite

Elanus caeruleus

Description

Elanus caeruleus has a body color of white, gray, and black. Black blotches on shoulders and characteristic long black primary fur. Adults have a crown on the back, protective wings and the base of the gray tail. The face, neck and lower body are white. The beak is black and the legs are yellow. Juvenile irises are yellow, when adults turn red.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

30 cm

Ca

Carnivore

So

Solitary

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Accipitriformes

FAMILY

:

Accipitridae

GENUS

:

Elanus

SPECIES

:

Elanus caeruleus

Distribution

Elanus caeruleus can be found in savanna, grassland, bush, desert, and highlands.

Geography

Continent : Asia, Africa and Europe

Country : Angola, Austria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Egypt, Ghana, Gambia, Kenya, Iraq, Libya, Mali, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Portugal, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Spain , East Leste, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe, France, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Bulgaria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy , Kuwait, Lebanon, Madagascar, Netherlands, Poland, Oman, Switzerland, Turkey, Romania, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Brunei Darussalam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Singapore, and Indonesia.

Habits and Lifestyle

Elanus caeruleus often hunts in early dusk and before dawn. Hunts from a perch while watching the movement of its prey. Flying slowly while watching the prey, when the prey looks like it will slide and catch its prey.

Lifestyle

Solitary

Biome

–

Climate Zone

Tropical or subtropical

Diet and Nutrition

Elanus caeruleus feeds on small birds, reptiles, insects, and small rodents.

Diet : Carnivore

Mating Habits

This bird’s breeding season occurs during any season depending on the availability of food in the area. Nests made of twigs and leaves are placed on trees in the forest. The number of eggs in the nest is 3-5 eggs, the eggs are dull white with reddish brown spots.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods: –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 3-5 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population number​

This bird population is stable, so it is categorized as a species of Least Concern in the IUCN Redlist.

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Reference

  1. Elang Tikus dalam Artikel Wikipedia
  2. Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus on the IUCN Redlist