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The black-shouldered kite or Australian black-shouldered kite (Elanus axillaris), is a species of small bird of prey found in open habitat throughout Australia and resembles similar species found in Africa, Eurasia and North America, which have in the past also been named as black-shouldered kites. Measuring 35–38 cm (14–15 in) in length with a wingspan of 80–95 cm (31–37 in), the adult black-shouldered kite is a small and graceful, predominantly pale grey and white, raptor with black shoulders and red eyes. Their primary call is a clear whistle, uttered in flight and while hovering.

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rdfs:comment	The black-shouldered kite or Australian black-shouldered kite (Elanus axillaris), is a species of small bird of prey found in open habitat throughout Australia and resembles similar species found in Africa, Eurasia and North America, which have in the past also been named as black-shouldered kites. Measuring 35–38 cm (14–15 in) in length with a wingspan of 80–95 cm (31–37 in), the adult black-shouldered kite is a small and graceful, predominantly pale grey and white, raptor with black shoulders and red eyes. Their primary call is a clear whistle, uttered in flight and while hovering.
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dcterms:subject	Least Concern Species Animalia Accipitriformes Chordata Accipitridae Aves Birds of Queensland Birds of Western Australia Birds of Australia Animals Described in 1801 Elaninae Birds of South Australia Birds of Tasmania Elanus
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Status	Least Concern
Name	Black-shouldered Kite
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Species	Elanus axillaris
Genus	Elanus
Class	Aves
OtherName	Australian Black-shouldered Kite
Family	Accipitridae
Order	Accipitriformes
Phylum	Chordata
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abstract	The black-shouldered kite or Australian black-shouldered kite (Elanus axillaris), is a species of small bird of prey found in open habitat throughout Australia and resembles similar species found in Africa, Eurasia and North America, which have in the past also been named as black-shouldered kites. Measuring 35–38 cm (14–15 in) in length with a wingspan of 80–95 cm (31–37 in), the adult black-shouldered kite is a small and graceful, predominantly pale grey and white, raptor with black shoulders and red eyes. Their primary call is a clear whistle, uttered in flight and while hovering. Though reported across Australia, they are most common in the south-east and south-west corners of the mainland. Their preferred habitat is open grasslands with scattered trees and they are often seen hunting along roadsides. Like all the elanid kites, it is a specialist predator of rodents, which it hunts singly or in pairs by hovering in mid-air above open land. Black-shouldered kites form monogamous pairs, breeding between August and January. The birds engage in aerial courtship displays which involve high circling flight and ritualised feeding mid-air. Three or four eggs are laid and incubated for around thirty days. Chicks are fully fledged within five weeks of hatching and can hunt for mice within a week of leaving the nest. Juveniles disperse widely from the home territory.

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