Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Australian Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris) - HBW 2, p. 115
French: Élanion d'Australie
German: Australischer Gleitaar
Spanish: Elanio Australiano
Taxonomy: Falco axillaris Latham, 1801, Sydney, New South Wales.
Sometimes regarded as race of E. caeruleus, with which it forms superspecies, along with E. leucurus; separated by plumage. Has been called E. notatus on the grounds that Latham's axillaris was supposedly unidentifiable and could have applied to E. scriptus, but the illustration examined by Latham clearly does not depict scriptus. Monotypic.
Distribution: Australia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Two birds perched and calling - one flies off. Locality West Belconnen Pond, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Stephen Wallace 5 September 2011 1 year ago 29 sec 4.7 -
Close-up of a bird calling from a branch. The calling was followed by the pair mating Locality Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 26 March 2012 1 year ago 37 sec 4.6 -
A bird perching on a dead branch. Locality Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 26 March 2012 1 year ago 51 sec 4.6 -
An adult individual perched, in windy conditions Locality Alfred Cove, Western Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Philip Griffin 22 January 2006 5 years ago 34 sec 4.1 -
Swooping camera operator 3 times (calls each time) then coming in to land (slowed to 25%) Locality West Belconnen Pond, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Stephen Wallace 5 September 2011 1 year ago 25 sec 4 -
A bird hovering and looking around for a prey. Locality Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 October 2009 2 years ago 53 sec 4
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Black-shouldered kite perching and watching.
Locality White Gum Valley, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Margaret Leggoe 13 March 2010 2 years ago 4.6 -
Juvenile Australian black-shouldered kite
Locality White Gum Valley, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Margaret Leggoe 14 October 2010 2 years ago 4.6 -
bird with freshly killed mouse Locality Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, Victoria, Australia
Dirk Tomsa 7 August 2010 1 year ago 4.5 -
Adult perched on seed pod Locality Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Peter Strauss 22 April 2013 6 weeks ago 4.5 -
Adult female perched on a dead branch. Locality Murray Bridge, South Australia, Australia
Peter Strauss 1 December 2012 28 weeks ago 4.4 -
Breeding pair of Australian black-shouldered kites mating
Locality Woodville, New South Wales, Australia
Boobialla1 12 June 2009 4 years ago 4.4
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A pair calling while mating. Locality Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, Victoria, Australia
(Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 26 March 2012 1 year ago 3 -
Two birds calling before mating. Locality Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, Victoria, Australia
(Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 26 March 2012 1 year ago 3
