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Black winged kite (Elanus caeruleus )
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The Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus) is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards and harriers.
It is a species primarily of open land and semi-deserts in sub-Saharan Africa and tropical Asia, but it has a foothold in Europe in Spain. It nests in trees.
It takes live prey such as small mammals, birds and insects. The slow hunting flight is like a harrier, but it will hover like a Kestrel.
This bird is unmistakable. It has a white head with a black "mask", and white underparts except for black tips to its narrow falcon-like wings. Upperparts are blue-grey except for black shoulder patches.
The tail is short and square, quite unlike the more familiar Milvus kites.
This species was formerly referred to as the Black-shouldered Kite, but this name is now only used for the Australian species, Elanus axillaris, which at one time (along with the American White-tailed Kite E. leucurus) was treated as a subspecies of E. caeruleus. |
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06-15 16:18 |
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Hello Anabela , this raptor is Black winged Kite ( Elanus caeruleus ) your photo is very good . TFS.
Hello Anabela,
Sorry can not help you with the name but well composed with sharpness, colour, details and POV on your photo!
well done
cheers
Tony
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Hi
Raptorman is right, juvenile Black winged Kite, uncommon but widespread breeding bird in Portugal
Nice picture
Tfs
TOM
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Nice capture of this Black-Shouldered Kite Anabela :)
a bit of post-processing would really favor this shot,
Cheers :D
Hi Anabela
nice capture the eye of this beautiful bird of prey is intense and the colours of feathers beautiful!
best regards
pedro
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