Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusElanus (Elanus Kites)
- SpeciesElanus caeruleus (Black-winged Kite)
Closest Relatives at Kaeng Krachan National Park
Crested Serpent Eagle
Spilornis cheela
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Jerdon's Baza
Aviceda jerdoni
Mountain Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus nipalensis
Rufous-bellied Eagle
Lophotriorchis kienerii
Gray-faced Buzzard
Butastur indicus
Black Baza
Aviceda leuphotes
Black Eagle
Ictinaetus malayensis
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
White-Bellied Sea-Eagle
Haliaeetus leucogaster
Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus
Rufous-winged Buzzard
Butastur liventer
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-winged Kite in Kaeng Krachan National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Black-winged Kite sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-winged Kite in Kaeng Krachan National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Black-winged Kite in Kaeng Krachan National Park in our monthly data.