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Black Shouldered Kite

Elanus caeruleus

Photo by Wendy Clapham
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Field Notes

Notes:

The Black-shouldered Kite is a small, graceful raptor and the most voracious eater in the raptor family. It needs to consume up to 25% of its body mass every day – that is the equivalent of about two mice. This means each bird probably kills around 700 mouse-sized animals a year.

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