Bird
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus caeruleus · Accipitridae · Accipitriformes
Best monthsJan · Nov–Decmost records
Records715,692in 86 countries
Most seen inSouth Africa217,536 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Black-shouldered Kite in brief
The black-shouldered kite (Elanus caeruleus) is a bird of the Accipitridae family — species of bird.
Across the 86 countries we cover it has 715,692 published records, most of them from South Africa, India and Taiwan. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, November and December.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
South Africa217,536 records · best Jan, Nov
India166,804 records · best Jan, Feb
Taiwan66,928 records · best Dec, Jan
Israel41,487 records · best Nov, Oct
Portugal36,699 records · best Jan, Dec
France34,135 records · best Dec, Jan
Spain27,494 records · best Dec, Jan
Kenya14,926 records · best Nov, Aug
Thailand13,061 records · best Jan, Feb
Netherlands8,988 records · best Aug, Nov
China7,730 records · best Jan, Oct
Tanzania7,219 records · best Feb, Jul
Namibia6,169 records · best Nov, Aug
Cambodia5,652 records · best Feb, Jan
Nigeria5,123 records · best Dec, Oct
Uganda5,084 records · best Jul, Aug
Malaysia4,945 records · best Dec, Jan
Zimbabwe3,767 records · best Jan, Nov
Singapore3,314 records · best Nov, Dec
Botswana2,911 records · best Sep, Nov
Zambia2,545 records · best Oct, Nov
Morocco2,181 records · best Mar, Feb
Denmark2,058 records · best Apr, Sep
Sri Lanka1,928 records · best Feb, Dec
Indonesia1,854 records · best Aug, Sep
Nepal1,820 records · best Mar, Dec
Egypt1,772 records · best Dec, Nov
Bangladesh1,483 records · best Oct, Nov
Gambia1,477 records · best Jan, Nov
Ghana1,469 records · best Nov, Mar
Eswatini1,464 records · best Jan, Oct
Ethiopia1,320 records · best Nov, Feb
Vietnam964 records · best Mar, Jan
Mozambique950 records · best Nov, Dec
Senegal936 records · best Jan, Feb
Palestine930 records · best Sep, Nov
Myanmar919 records · best Jan, Dec
United Arab Emirates900 records · best Nov, Dec
Pakistan900 records · best Dec, Jan
Iran653 records · best Jan, Dec
Rwanda619 records · best Jul, Dec
Benin581 records · best Nov, Mar
Laos543 records · best Apr, Aug
Kuwait511 records · best Aug, Oct
Lesotho509 records · best Apr, Feb
Angola489 records · best Sep, Oct
Democratic Republic of the Congo453 records · best Oct, Nov
Iraq388 records · best Jan, Feb
Saudi Arabia380 records · best Oct, Feb
Malawi369 records · best Nov, Dec
Oman274 records · best Nov, Feb
Jordan255 records · best Dec, Oct
Tunisia243 records · best Apr, Dec
Cameroon215 records · best Mar, Apr
Algeria174 records · best Feb, Dec
Ivory Coast109 records · best Aug, Dec
Togo105 records · best Mar, Aug
Mali101 records · best Oct, Jun
Guinea88 records · best Jan, Nov
Liberia84 records · best Sep, Aug
Guinea-Bissau78 records · best Feb, Jan
Chad69 records · best Mar, Feb
Burkina Faso64 records · best May, Jun
Gabon57 records · best Aug, Jul
Niger57 records · best Aug, Dec
Republic of the Congo47 records · best Nov, Feb
Lebanon46 records · best Oct, Aug
Qatar40 records · best Feb, Dec
Sudan27 records · best Feb, Jan
Sierra Leone27 records · best Feb, Jan
South Sudan23 records · best Jun, Feb
Burundi22 records · best Oct, Dec
Somalia21 records · best Nov, Jan
Albania18 records · best Apr, Mar
Cyprus18 records · best Oct, Sep
Mauritania18 records · best Feb, Jan
Slovakia16 records · best May, Aug
Brunei13 records · best Oct, Dec
Eritrea10 records · best Jul, Sep
Syria9 records · best Mar, May
Yemen8 records · best Oct, Nov
Bahrain6 records · best Oct, Nov
Djibouti5 records · best Sep, Jan
Maldives3 records · best Jan, Sep
East Timor3 records · best May, Aug
Luxembourg2 records · best Mar, Nov
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
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