Black-winged Kite

Elanus caeruleus (Desfontaines, 1789) — also called Black-shouldered Kite, BWKI, Black-Shouldered Kite. Occurrence records of the Black-winged Kite are shared on GBIF from around 231 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Rietvlei Nature Reserve (4 364 records), in 9 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernAccipitridae

231reserves with records

35 688records around them

9provinces

LCIUCN category

Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus) — Photo: Tisha Mukherjee · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	4 364
Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserve	NW North West	2 108
False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2 023
Kloofendal Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 477
Marievale Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	GP Gauteng	1 301
Table Mountain National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	1 285
Roodeplaat Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 036
Hottentots-HollandProtected area	WC Western Cape	997
Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	954
Highveld GardenNature reserve	FS Free State	928
Addo Elephant National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	910
West Coast National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	886
Bishop Bird ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	645
Dinokeng Game ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	643
Korsman ConservancyPrivate game reserve	GP Gauteng	572
Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkTransfrontier area	NC Northern Cape	555
Suikerbosrant Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	554
Bontebok National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	515
Rietfontein Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	456
Pilanesberg Private LodgeNature reserve	NW North West	447
Seal IslandNature reserve	WC Western Cape	421
Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	398
Sneeuwberg Protected EnvironmentProtected area	FS Free State	374
Borakalalo Game ReserveGame reserve	GP Gauteng	368
Elephant Sanctuary HartbeespoortWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	322
Monkey SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	322
Lang Elsie's Kraal Rest CampNature reserve	WC Western Cape	302
De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	299
McGregor Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	NW North West	297
Naval Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	273
Nyati ConcessionProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	266
Meyersdal KoppieNature reserve	GP Gauteng	257
Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	231
Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	228
Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve	WC Western Cape	228
Free State National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	FS Free State	227
Crocodile River ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	225
Marais DamNature reserve	GP Gauteng	221
West Coast Fossil ParkProtected heritage site	WC Western Cape	214
Rocherpan Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	212
Nylsvley Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	207
Sondela Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	199
Darling Renosterveld ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	193
Helderberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	189
Zeekoevlei Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	174
Ithala Game ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	169
Verloren Valei Nature ReserveProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	165
Boland Mountain ComplexProtected area	WC Western Cape	160
Soetdoring Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	158
Vredenheim Big Cats ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	157
De Mond Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	148
Cheetah ExperienceWildlife sanctuary	LP Limpopo	138
Nyosi Wildlife ReservePrivate game reserve	EC Eastern Cape	132
Diepsloot NatuurreservaatNature reserve	GP Gauteng	131
Thaba MoririNature reserve	LP Limpopo	127
Faan Meintjes Nature ReserveNature reserve	NW North West	123
Ingula Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	120
Silkaatsnek Nature ReserveNature reserve	NW North West	118
Bothongo Rhino & Lion Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	117
Blaauwberg Conservation AreaNature reserve	WC Western Cape	114

and 171 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 71 reserves
Gauteng: 41 reserves
Limpopo: 30 reserves
North West: 20 reserves
Free State: 19 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 17 reserves
Mpumalanga: 16 reserves
Eastern Cape: 12 reserves
Northern Cape: 5 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Scientific name: Elanus caeruleus
GBIF taxon: 2480372
Wikidata: Q27227

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.

Black-winged Kite

Where it is recorded

By province

Taxonomy

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