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 Semuliki National Park
Palmnut Vulture
Gypohierax angolensis
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Long-crested Eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis
Lizard Buzzard
Kaupifalco monogrammicus
Crowned Eagle
Stephanoaetus coronatus
Ayres's Hawk-Eagle
Hieraaetus ayresii
Banded Snake-Eagle
Circaetus cinerascens
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Cassin's Hawk-Eagle
Aquila africana
Long-tailed Hawk
Urotriorchis macrourus
📅 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 Semuliki National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Black-winged Kite sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-winged Kite in Semuliki National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Black-winged Kite in Semuliki National Park in our monthly data.