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Common Name

Black Winged Kite

Alternate Names

Black Shouldered Kite

Common Type

Kite

Order

Accipitriformes

Family

Accipitridae

Genus

Elanus

Species

caeruleus

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Angola, Iraq, Myanmar

Number of Sub-Species

Three Subspecies

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Open land and semi-deserts

Distribution and Range

Sub Sahara Africa, parts of southern Europe, India and Southeast Asia

Food

Populations in Europe have grown in response to human activities. Their diet consists of large insects, small rodents, reptiles and birds.

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