Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris(Latham, J, 1801)
English (US) Black-shouldered Kite
The Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes.
Range: Australia (except Tasmania)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Elanus axillaris
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-shouldered Kite
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Falco axillaris
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
- Original description
- Supplementum indicis ornithologici, sive systematis ornithologiæ p.ix
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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