black-winged kite

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q27227
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black-winged kite

Summary

black-winged kite is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (716 views/month, #1,444 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • black-winged kite's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • black-winged kite is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • black-winged kite's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • black-winged kite belongs to the parent taxon Elanus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, black-winged kite is Elanus caeruleus[7].
  • black-winged kite's Commons category is recorded as Elanus caeruleus[8].
  • black-winged kite's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Elanus caeruleus[9].
  • black-winged kite's Commons gallery is recorded as Elanus caeruleus[10].
  • black-winged kite's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'E. caeruleus'}[11].
  • black-winged kite is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black-winged Kite'}[12].
  • black-winged kite is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Elanio común'}[13].
  • black-winged kite is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Élanion blac'}[14].
  • black-winged kite is commonly known as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Blouvalk (Blouvalkie)'}[15].
  • black-winged kite is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Nibbio bianco'}[16].
  • black-winged kite is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gleitaar'}[17].
  • black-winged kite is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': "esparver d'espatlles negres"}[18].
  • black-winged kite is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'luněc šedý'}[19].
  • black-winged kite is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'hõbehaugas'}[20].
  • black-winged kite is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Svartvingeglente'}[21].
  • black-winged kite is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Дымчатый коршун'}[22].
  • black-winged kite is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'barcud ysgwydd-ddu'}[23].
  • black-winged kite is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'カタグロトビ'}[24].
  • black-winged kite is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Blå Glente'}[25].
  • black-winged kite is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'liitohaukka'}[26].
  • black-winged kite is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'kuhi'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, black-winged kite is Elanus caeruleus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Elanus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black-winged Kite'}[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Elanio común'}[13], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Élanion blac'}[14], {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Blouvalk (Blouvalkie)'}[15], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Nibbio bianco'}[16], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gleitaar'}[17].

Identifiers

black-winged kite's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 5275[28]. black-winged kite's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 387830[29]. black-winged kite's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2480372[30]. black-winged kite's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175284[31].

Why It Matters

black-winged kite ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (716 views/month, #1,444 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Paramanu Sarkar · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Taxon range Nanling Mountains, Africa
    Wingspan {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0.834'}
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Black-winged Kite in Tal Chhapar Sanctuary November 2025 by Tisha Mukherjee 03.jpg"
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