Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Australian Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris)
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
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A bird perched on a branch and stretching its wings Kooragang Island, New South Wales, Australia
Nick Talbot 8 April 2005 2 years ago 10 sec 4.2 -
An adult individual perched, in windy conditions Alfred Cove, Western Australia, Australia
Philip Griffin 22 January 2006 2 years ago 34 sec 4.1 -
An adult bird preening on the top of a branch Alfred Cove, Western Australia, Australia
Philip Griffin 22 January 2006 2 years ago 34 sec 4 -
A bird perched on a branch Kooragang Island, New South Wales, Australia
Nick Talbot 8 April 2005 2 years ago 3 sec 3.9 -
A juvenile in a tree Samsonvale, Queensland, Australia
Tom Tarrant 30 June 1995 5 years ago 34 sec 3.9 -
An adult hovering and perched on a post Lake Samsonvale, Queensland, Australia
Tom Tarrant 31 October 1994 5 years ago 35 sec 3.5
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Breeding pair of Australian black-shouldered kites mating Woodville, New South Wales, Australia
Boobialla1 12 June 2009 38 weeks ago 4.5 -
Adult bird sunning itself after a very cold night. Ashby, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Graham Little 31 July 2009 31 weeks ago 3.8 -
Adult bird warming in the sun after a very cold night. Ashby, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Graham Little 31 July 2009 31 weeks ago 3.7 -
Australian Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris) [nid:1298] Rajasthan, India
Sharad Agrawal 30 January 2010 4 weeks ago 3.5 -
Female black-shouldered kite perched in dead tree. Woodville, New South Wales, Australia
Boobialla1 12 June 2009 38 weeks ago 3
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