Spotted Harrier
Ventral
Murray Mallee Region
Whistling Kite
Juvenile
 
                      
Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves)
Order: Birds of Prey (Falconiformes)
Family: Eagle & Hawk (Accipitridae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris)
This Photo:     Profile
Other name: Black Shouldered Kite

Thank you George Seagull for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Murray Mallee SA and possibly elsewhere

Copyright © 2011-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 02-Sep-2011
This species is classed as NT (Near Threatened) in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)