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Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus caeruleus
-1.36218, 36.8262
Field Notes
Description:
Small grey-and-white raptor with black shoulder patches, yellow legs and red eye from fam Accipitridae. Approx 35 cm in length.
Habitat:
Wooded area of Nairobi NP.
Notes:
I hesitated for a long time before posting it here - mainly because of poor quality images... These are long-range clicks, shot from hand-held camera under the scorching sun and light...
I was not very happy with results, sorry about that. However, I decided to post it anyway, because this Black-shouldered kite was my lifer...
Reference Links:
Black-winged kite - Wikipedia
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PublishedJune 7, 2017
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