NOUN | a black-winged kite | black-winged kites | |
NOUN article.ind sg | pl
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Usage Examples English
- It is also preyed on by the pharaoh eagle-owl ("Bubo ascalaphus"), the tawny owl ("Strix aluco") and the black-winged kite ("Elanus caeruleus").
- The black-winged kite is a species primarily of open land and semi-deserts in sub-Saharan Africa and tropical Asia, but it has a foothold within Europe in Spain and Portugal.
- Chincholi Wildlife Sanctuary has over 35 species of birds, such as blue pigeon, black-winged kite, blossom-headed parakeet, black drongo and many more.
- Elanine kites have a near-worldwide distribution, with two endemic species found in the Americas, two in Australia, and one in Africa, while the black-winged kite is found over a vast range from Europe and Africa in the west to Southeast Asia in the east.
- It was introduced by the French zoologist Jules-César Savigny in 1809 with the black-winged kite ("Elanus caeruleus") as the type species.
- Raptors like shikra, black-winged kite, black kite, red-necked falcon, marsh harrier, Montague's harrier and booted eagle can also be seen here.
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