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Black-winged kite, the Glossary

The black-winged kite (Elanus caeruleus), also known as the black-shouldered kite (not to be confused with the closely-related Australian species of the same name), is a small diurnal bird of prey in the family Accipitridae best known for its habit of hovering over open grasslands in the manner of the much smaller kestrels.^[1]

42 relations: Accipitridae, Afrotropical realm, Ancient Greek, Arabian Peninsula, Asia, Australia, Basal (phylogenetics), Binomial nomenclature, Bird nest, Bird of prey, Black-shouldered kite, Borneo, Diurnality, Falcon, Fledge, Genus, Greater Sunda Islands, Java, John Gould, John Latham (ornithologist), Karyotype, Kestrel, Lesser Sunda Islands, Letter-winged kite, Marie Jules César Savigny, Nagaland, Nematode, Newsletter for Birdwatchers, Nilgiri Mountains, Palearctic realm, René Louiche Desfontaines, Roadkill, Sahara, Sikkim, Species complex, Species description, Subspecies, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Type (biology), Western Ghats, White-tailed kite.
Birds of prey of Africa
Birds of prey of Asia
Elanus
Kites (birds)
Taxa named by René Louiche Desfontaines

Accipitridae

The Accipitridae is one of the three families within the order Accipitriformes, and is a family of small to large birds of prey with strongly hooked bills and variable morphology based on diet.

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Afrotropical realm

The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms.

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Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek (Ἑλληνῐκή) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC.

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Arabian Peninsula

The Arabian Peninsula (شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَة الْعَرَبِيَّة,, "Arabian Peninsula" or جَزِيرَةُ الْعَرَب,, "Island of the Arabs"), or Arabia, is a peninsula in West Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate.

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Asia

Asia is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Basal (phylogenetics)

In phylogenetics, basal is the direction of the base (or root) of a rooted phylogenetic tree or cladogram.

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Binomial nomenclature

In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages.

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Bird nest

A bird nest is the spot in which a bird lays and incubates its eggs and raises its young.

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Bird of prey

Birds of prey or predatory birds, also known as raptors, are hypercarnivorous bird species that actively hunt and feed on other vertebrates (mainly mammals, reptiles and other smaller birds).

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Black-shouldered kite

The black-shouldered kite (Elanus axillaris), also known as the Australian black-shouldered kite, is a small raptor found in open habitats throughout Australia. Black-winged kite and black-shouldered kite are Elanus.

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Borneo

Borneo (also known as Kalimantan in the Indonesian language) is the third-largest island in the world, with an area of.

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Diurnality

Diurnality is a form of plant and animal behavior characterized by activity during daytime, with a period of sleeping or other inactivity at night.

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Falcon

Falcons are birds of prey in the genus Falco, which includes about 40 species. Some small species of falcons with long, narrow wings are called hobbies, and some that hover while hunting are called kestrels. Falcons are widely distributed on all continents of the world except Antarctica, though closely related raptors did occur there in the Eocene.

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Fledge

Fledging is the stage in a flying animal's life between hatching or birth and becoming capable of flight.

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Genus

Genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses.

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Greater Sunda Islands

The Greater Sunda Islands (Indonesian and Malay: Kepulauan Sunda Besar) are four tropical islands situated within the Indonesian Archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.

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Java

Java is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia.

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John Gould

John Gould (14 September 1804 – 3 February 1881) was an English ornithologist who published monographs on birds, illustrated by plates produced by his wife, Elizabeth Gould, and several other artists, including Edward Lear, Henry Constantine Richter, Joseph Wolf and William Matthew Hart.

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John Latham (ornithologist)

John Latham (27 June 1740 – 4 February 1837) was an English physician, naturalist and author.

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Karyotype

A karyotype is the general appearance of the complete set of chromosomes in the cells of a species or in an individual organism, mainly including their sizes, numbers, and shapes.

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Kestrel

The term kestrel (from crécerelle, derivative from crécelle, i.e. ratchet) is the common name given to several species of predatory birds from the falcon genus Falco.

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Lesser Sunda Islands

The Lesser Sunda Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Sunda Kecil, Tetun: Illá Sunda ki'ik sirá; Balinese: Kapuloan Sunda cénik), now known as Nusa Tenggara Islands (Kepulauan Nusa Tenggara, or "Southeast Islands"), are an archipelago in Indonesian archipelago.

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Letter-winged kite

The letter-winged kite (Elanus scriptus) is a small, rare and irruptive bird of prey that is found only in Australia. Black-winged kite and letter-winged kite are Elanus.

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Marie Jules César Savigny

Marie Jules César Lelorgne de Savigny (5 April 1777 – 5 October 1851) was a French zoologist and naturalist who served on Emperor Napoleon's Egypt expedition in 1798.

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Nagaland

Nagaland is a state in the north-eastern region of India.

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Nematode

The nematodes (or; Νηματώδη; Nematoda), roundworms or eelworms constitute the phylum Nematoda.

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Newsletter for Birdwatchers

Newsletter for Birdwatchers is an Indian periodical of ornithology and birdwatching founded in 1960 by Zafar Futehally, who edited it until 2003.

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Nilgiri Mountains

The Nilgiri Mountains form a part of the Western Ghats in northwestern Tamil Nadu, southern Karnataka and eastern Kerala in South India.

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Palearctic realm

The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth.

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René Louiche Desfontaines

René Louiche Desfontaines (14 February 1750 – 16 November 1833) was a French botanist.

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Roadkill

Roadkill is a wild animal that has been killed by collision with motor vehicles.

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Sahara

The Sahara is a desert spanning across North Africa.

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Sikkim

Sikkim is a state in northeastern India.

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Species complex

In biology, a species complex is a group of closely related organisms that are so similar in appearance and other features that the boundaries between them are often unclear.

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Species description

A species description is a formal scientific description of a newly encountered species, typically articulated through a scientific publication.

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Subspecies

In biological classification, subspecies (subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed.

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Sulawesi

Sulawesi, also known as Celebes, is an island in Indonesia.

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Sumatra

Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia.

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Type (biology)

In biology, a type is a particular specimen (or in some cases a group of specimens) of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally associated.

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Western Ghats

The Western Ghats, also known as the Sahyadri, is a mountain range that stretches along the western coast of the Indian peninsula.

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White-tailed kite

The white-tailed kite (Elanus leucurus) is a small raptor found in western North America and parts of South America. Black-winged kite and white-tailed kite are Elanus and kites (birds).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-winged_kite

Also known as Common Black-shouldered Kite, Elanus caeruleus, Elanus melanopterus.

Black-winged kite, the Glossary

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See also

Birds of prey of Africa

Birds of prey of Asia

Elanus

Kites (birds)

Taxa named by René Louiche Desfontaines

References