Bird

Black-winged kite

Elanus caeruleus

हिन्दी: कपासी चील

IUCN: Least Concern

Black-winged kite, white and grey with black shoulders, on a bare branch

Scientific name: Elanus caeruleus
Hindi name: कपासी चील
Family: Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes
Group: Bird
Conservation status: Least Concern
Length: About 33 cm

A small white hawk that hovers like a kestrel.

Spot it Pale grey and white with black shoulders and blood-red eyes.
Home Open grassland and farmland with scattered trees and poles.
Food web Mostly rats and mice, also lizards, locusts and crickets.
Why it matters Natural rat control for farmers.

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