Black-winged Kite / Elanus caeruleus LC
- Synonyms black-shouldered hawk, Indonesian Kite, Common Black-shouldered Kite, Black-shouldered Kite (nominate group), Black-shouldered Kite [nominate group], Blackshouldered Kite, Black-shouldered Kite
- Old latin name for bird Falco caeruleus, Elanus caesius
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Where to see Black-winged Kite
- Breeding region Africa, Australasia, Eurasia, Oriental Region
- Breeding subregion widespread
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Angola
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belgium
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Botswana
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Guernsey
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine, State of
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Rwanda
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Black-winged Kite subspecies (3)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elanus caeruleus caeruleus | sw Iberian Pen., Africa and w Arabia | - | No |
| Elanus caeruleus hypoleucus | Indonesian Arch. (except Moluccas), Philippines (except Palawan group; widely extirpated), Sulawesi and sc, e New Guinea | - | No |
| Elanus caeruleus vociferus | Pakistan to e China, Malay Pen. and Indochina | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Blouvalk (Blouvalkie), Blouvalk |
| Albanian | Qifti shpatullzi |
| Arabic | الحدأة سوداء الكتف, حدأة سوداء الجناح |
| Armenian | Սևաթև ցին |
| Azerbaijani | Bozumtul çalağan |
| Basque | Elano urdin, Esparver d'espatlles negres, Elano urdina |
| Belarusian | Чарнакрылы каршун |
| Bengali | কাটুয়া চচর , কামরাডানা চচর, কাটুয়া চিল |
| Breton | Elan glas |
| Bulgarian | Пепелява каня, Пепелява каничка |
| Catalan | esparver d'espatlles negres, Elani comú |
| Chinese | 黑翅鸢, 黑翅鳶 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 黑翅鳶, 黑翅鳶〔黑肩鳶〕 |
| Croatian | crnokrila lunja, Bijela lunja |
| Czech | Lunec šedý, luněc šedý, lunìc šedý |
| Danish | Blå Glente |
| Dutch | Grijze Wouw |
| Esperanto | Nigraflugila milvo |
| Estonian | hõbehaugas, austraalia hõbehaugas |
| Finnish | liitohaukka |
| French | Elanion blanc, Élanion blac, Élanion blanc |
| Frisian | Skiere glee |
| Galician | Peneireiro cincento, Lagarteiro cincento, Esparver d'espatlles negres |
| Georgian | ფრთაშავი ლურჯი ძერა |
| German | Gleitaar |
| Greek | Ελαvoς, Έλανος, Ελανος |
| Hebrew | דאה שחורת כתף, דאה שחורת-כתף, דיה שחורת־כתף, דאה שחורת־כתף |
| Hungarian | kuhi, Feketeszárnyú kuhi |
| Icelandic | Völsungur |
| Indonesian | Alap-alap tikus, Elang tikus, Alap-alap putih, Taga, Burung Elang Tikus |
| Irish | Cúr dubheiteach |
| Italian | Nibbio bianco |
| Japanese | カタグロトビ |
| Korean | 검은죽지솔개, 검은어깨매 |
| Latvian | melnplecu klīja |
| Lithuanian | Mėlynasis peslys, paprastasis palšasis peslys, Palšasis peslys |
| Luxembourgish | Wäisse Milan |
| Macedonian | Црнокрила луња |
| Malay | Burung Helang Tikus, Burung Lang Bahu Hitam, Burung Lang Tikus, Helang Tikus |
| Malayalam | വെള്ളി എറിയൻ, വെള്ളി എറിയന്, വെളളി എറിയൻ |
| Maltese | astun ġwenħajh suwed, astun tal-ġwienaħ suwed, Astun abjad |
| Marathi | कापशी घार |
| Nepali | मुसे चील |
| Northern Sami | Čáhppessoadjahávut |
| Norwegian | svartvingeglente |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Svartvengglente |
| Persian | کورکور بال سیاه, کورکور بالسیاه |
| Polish | kaniuk (zwyczajny), Kaniuk zwyczajny, kaniuk, Kaniuk czarnoskrzydły |
| Portuguese | peneireiro-cinzento, peneireiro cinzento |
| Romanian | Gaie cenuşie |
| Romansh | milan da las alas nairas |
| Russian | Чернокрылый дымчатый коршун, Дымчатый коршун, Коршун дымчатый, черноплечий коршун, Коршун чернокрылый |
| Serbian | Bela lunja, siva lunja |
| Shona | Rukodzi |
| Slovak | luniak sivý |
| Slovenian | sinji lebduh, lebduh |
| Spanish | Milano hombros negros, Elanio de Alas Negras, Elanio coliblanco, Elanio común, Elanio azul |
| Swahili | Mwewe-kipupwe |
| Swedish | svartvingad glada |
| Tamil | Siria Karum Parundhu |
| Tatar | күксел соры тилгән |
| Thai | เหยี่ยวขาว |
| Tsonga | Nwarikapanyana |
| Tswana | Phakalane |
| Turkish | Ak Çaylak, Beyaz çaylak |
| Ukrainian | шуліка чорноплечий |
| Uzbek | кулранг калхат |
| Vietnamese | Chim Diều trắng, Diều trắng |
| Welsh | Barcud ysgwydd-ddu |
| Xhosa | Umdlampuku |