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Black-winged Kite

Elanus caeruleus

256Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
4Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun0
Jul89
Aug24
Sep70
Oct0
Nov0
Dec73

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Norfolk England197
2Suffolk England25
3Gloucestershire England24
4Essex England10
256 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 4 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
256
Peak month
July
Counties with records
4
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Elanus caeruleus
Group
Birds
Most recorded in
Norfolk
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Accipitriformes
Family
Accipitridae
Genus
Elanus
Name with authority
Elanus caeruleus (Desfontaines, 1789)
Described
1789

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q27227 · GBIF 2480372