Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusElanus (Elanus Kites)
- SpeciesElanus axillaris (Black-shouldered Kite)
Closest Relatives at Blue Mountains National Park
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Aquila audax
White-Bellied Sea-Eagle
Haliaeetus leucogaster
Square-tailed Kite
Lophoictinia isura
Whistling Kite
Haliastur sphenurus
Pacific Baza
Aviceda subcristata
Little Eagle
Hieraaetus morphnoides
Swamp Harrier
Circus approximans
Spotted Harrier
Circus assimilis
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 15 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-shouldered Kite in Blue Mountains National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Black-shouldered Kite sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 175 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-shouldered Kite in Blue Mountains National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Black-shouldered Kite in Blue Mountains National Park in our monthly data.