Birds · Accipitriformes · Accipitridae
Elanus caeruleus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
Unlike most raptors, which breed once a year, it can raise several broods in succession when rodent numbers boom.
Weight
up to 261 g
Life expectancy
6 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Estimated population
Between 2,600 and 5,700 mature individuals in Europe, with a stable trend. In Spain it occurs mainly across the western half, in the middle basins of the Duero, Tagus and Guadiana and the lower Guadalquivir
AI-generated images: illustrations, not photographs.
Sources consulted: AnAge (genomics.senescence.info) · Oiseaux-birds.com · The Peregrine Fund · Birda · Animalia.bio · PMC (juvenile dispersal study)
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 15.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Black-winged Kite — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about black-winged kite.
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
