Hawks Kites and Eagles / Black-shouldered Kite

Order : Falconiformes
Family : Accipitridae
Scientific Name : Elanus caeruleus

33cm in size. A fairly distinctive small raptor with pointed wings. Could be mistaken for a harrier, but note tha black shoulder. Commonly hovers when searching for prey, a habit not usually shared by the harriers which are much larger, slimmer and longer-winged. Generally in drier open country of the lowlands.

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