| Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus (aka Black-shouldered Kite) |
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Ghana The Black-winged Kite is distributed in Africa, the Iberian Peninsula, the Indian sub-continent and south-east Asia. It is found in savanna and fringe habitats such as forest edges, gallery forest and clearings. |
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It feeds mainly on small mammals such as rodents but also on small birds, insects, lizards, etc.. It hunts either from a perch or from a hovering position between 10 and 60 metres above the ground. | |||
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