Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus(Desfontaines, RL, 1789)
English (US) Black-winged Kite
The Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus) 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.
- Scientific name
- Elanus caeruleus
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-winged Kite
- Described by
- (Desfontaines, RL, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Elanus caeruleus caeruleus
- Elanus caeruleus vociferus
- Elanus caeruleus hypoleucus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Falco caeruleus
- Described by
- (Desfontaines, RL, 1789)
- Type locality
- Algiers.
- Original description
- Histoire de l'Académie Royale des Sciences. Avec les Mémoires de Mathématique & de Physique (1787) p.503 pl.15
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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