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Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
ML201851821
eBird checklist S65199944
Report
rating 5
5 ratings
Robert Humphries
10 Apr 2018
Cockburn, Western Australia, Australia
Media notes
Black-shouldered Kite perching on a pole. The Black-shouldered Kite, (Elanus axi
…
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
ML201737421
eBird checklist S65117692
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
Nicholas Talbot
8 Apr 2005
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Media notes
A bird perched on a branch and stretching its wings. Elevation: 5 m. Date added
…
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
ML201731651
eBird checklist S65117950
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
Nicholas Talbot
26 Mar 2012
Wyndham, Victoria, Australia
Media notes
Close-up of a bird calling from a branch. The calling was followed by the pair m
…
Sounds
Call
Behaviors
Vocalizing
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
ML201731621
eBird checklist S65117950
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
Nicholas Talbot
26 Mar 2012
Wyndham, Victoria, Australia
Media notes
A bird perching on a dead branch. The bird's mate can be heard calling. Elevatio
…
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
ML201640701
eBird checklist S65107565
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
Stephen Wallace
30 Jun 2014
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Media notes
Juvenile eating a mouse and calling. Adult and a second juvenile sibling call in
…
Sounds
Call
Behaviors
Vocalizing
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
ML201619371
eBird checklist S65107130
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
Stephen Wallace
5 Sep 2011
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Media notes
Two birds perched and calling - one flies off. The smaller bird (top) swooped th
…
Sounds
Call
Behaviors
Vocalizing
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
ML201873151
eBird checklist S65200058
Report
rating 4
5 ratings
Robert Humphries
19 Aug 2018
Dandaragan, Western Australia, Australia
Media notes
A pair of Black-shouldered Kites perching in a Norfolk Island Pine. The Black-sh
…
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
ML201780421
eBird checklist S65140288
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Philip Griffin
22 Jan 2006
Melville, Western Australia, Australia
Media notes
An adult individual perched, in windy conditions. Elevation: 3 m. Date added to
…
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
ML201780411
eBird checklist S65140288
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Philip Griffin
22 Jan 2006
Melville, Western Australia, Australia
Media notes
An adult bird preening on the top of a branch. Elevation: 3 m. Date added to IBC
…
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
ML201758011
eBird checklist S65140070
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Philip Griffin
10 Aug 2004
Playford, South Australia, Australia
Media notes
An immature perched in a bush and flying away. Elevation: 4 m. Date added to IBC
…
Behaviors
Flying
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
ML201744181
eBird checklist S65112882
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Nicholas Talbot
19 Mar 2014
Wyndham, Victoria, Australia
Media notes
Rear view of an immature bird calling from a dead tree. Another immature bird ca
…
Sounds
Call
Behaviors
Vocalizing
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
ML201737411
eBird checklist S65117692
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Nicholas Talbot
8 Apr 2005
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Media notes
A bird perched on a branch. Elevation: 5 m. Date added to IBC: June 22, 2016.
Age and sex
Unknown age, Unknown sex - 1
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
ML201731631
eBird checklist S65117950
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Nicholas Talbot
26 Mar 2012
Wyndham, Victoria, Australia
Media notes
A pair of birds mating. Elevation: 4 m. Date added to IBC: June 23, 2016.
Behaviors
Courtship, display, or copulation
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
ML201723351
eBird checklist S65113427
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Nicholas Talbot
13 Jun 2015
Wyndham, Victoria, Australia
Media notes
An adult perching on a stump eating a small bird. Elevation: 4 m. Date added to
…
Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
ML201718821
eBird checklist S65107827
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Colin Trainor
25 Apr 2019
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Media notes
Adult bird hovering over degraded land next to wetland. Elevation: 445 m. Date a
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Behaviors
Flying
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
ML201619381
eBird checklist S65107130
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Stephen Wallace
5 Sep 2011
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Media notes
Swooping camera operator 3 times (calls each time) then coming in to land (slowe
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Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
ML479127
eBird checklist S11871767
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Benjamin Clock
29 Aug 2012
Queensland, Australia
Media notes
Other Behaviors: Perch, Take Flight. Habitat: Grassland.
Behaviors
Carrying food; Flying; Foraging or eating
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
ML609594899
eBird checklist S150771915
Report
rating 5
2 ratings
Stephanie Owen
26 Sep 2023
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
ML617803804
eBird checklist S169868283
Report
rating 5
1 rating
Tom Tarrant
23 Apr 2024
Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Sounds
Non-vocal
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
ML611222194
eBird checklist S154599942
Report
rating 5
1 rating
Michael Ramsey
17 Nov 2023
Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
ML601496521
eBird checklist S146743535
Report
rating 5
1 rating
Marian W
8 Aug 2023
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
ML201731601
eBird checklist S65117950
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Nicholas Talbot
26 Mar 2012
Wyndham, Victoria, Australia
Media notes
A bird perching on a dead branch. The bird's mate can be heard calling. Elevatio
…
Sounds
Call
Behaviors
Vocalizing
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
ML201283751
eBird checklist S65089917
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Tom Tarrant
30 Jun 1995
Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia
Media notes
A juvenile in a tree. Elevation: 59 m. Date added to IBC: June 22, 2016.
Age and sex
Juvenile, Unknown sex - 1
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
ML201283741
eBird checklist S65091387
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Tom Tarrant
31 Oct 1994
Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia
Media notes
An adult hovering and perched on a post. Elevation: 41 m. Date added to IBC: Jun
…
Behaviors
Flying
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
ML201041571
eBird checklist S64990355
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Keith Blomerley
7 Nov 2003
Tablelands, Queensland, Australia
Media notes
A bird perched high in a tree. Elevation: 418 m. Date added to IBC: June 22, 201
…
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
ML200919791
eBird checklist S64960837
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Pieter de Groot Boersma
2 Dec 2014
Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia
Media notes
A bird looking around while perched in a dead tree before calling and flying awa
…
Sounds
Call
Behaviors
Flying; Vocalizing
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
ML486315
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Sarah Dzielski
22 Jul 2016
Queensland, Australia
Media notes
Other Behaviors: Perch, Take Flight.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 2
Sounds
Call
Behaviors
Flying
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
ML479126
eBird checklist S11871767
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Benjamin Clock
29 Aug 2012
Queensland, Australia
Media notes
Other Behaviors: Perch. Habitat: Grassland.
Sounds
Call
Behaviors
Carrying food; Foraging or eating
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
ML479122
eBird checklist S11871767
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Benjamin Clock
29 Aug 2012
Queensland, Australia
Media notes
Other Behaviors: Perch. Habitat: Grassland.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 2
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
ML479121
eBird checklist S11871767
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Benjamin Clock
29 Aug 2012
Queensland, Australia
Media notes
Other Behaviors: Perch. Habitat: Grassland.
Sounds
Call
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