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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Falconiformes > Family: Accipitridae > Genus: Elanus > Species: Elanus caeruleus

Black-shouldered Kite - Elanus caeruleus (Desfontaines, 1789)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
EU Population status	Secure
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 4 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	149 are designated for this species
Breeding habitats	grassland sparsely vegetated land
Natura 2000 species code	A399

Distribution

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Threat and EU population status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Least Concern

Europe

Least Concern

EU population status

The status of the population at the EU level was evaluated at the species level; this was based on the reports delivered by Member States under Article 12 of the Birds Directive (see fact sheet below). The EU status assessment can cover several subspecies/subspecific population units. For more information, please consult the species fact sheet and link below.

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

Sources:

Population status categories for bird species under the Birds Directive

Secure

Near Threatened, declining or depleted

Threatened (i.e. vulnerable, endangered, critically endangered, regionally extinct)

Unknown or not evaluated

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
ES0000004	Spain	Lagunas de Villafáfila	Map
ES0000010	Spain	Sierra de Guadarrama - ZEPA	Map
ES0000011	Spain	Monte de El Pardo	Map
ES0000014	Spain	Monfragüe y las Dehesas del Entorno	Map
ES0000017	Spain	CUENCA DE GALLOCANTA	Map
ES0000024	Spain	Doñana	Map
ES0000049	Spain	Los Alcornocales	Map
ES0000053	Spain	Sierra Norte de Sevilla	Map
ES0000068	Spain	Embalse de Orellana y Sierra de Pela	Map
ES0000069	Spain	Embalse de Cornalvo y Sierra Bermeja	Map
ES0000070	Spain	Sierra de San Pedro	Map
ES0000071	Spain	Llanos de Cáceres y Sierra de Fuentes	Map
ES0000090	Spain	Sierra Morena	Map
ES0000115	Spain	Hoces del Río Duratón	Map
ES0000116	Spain	Valle de Iruelas	Map
ES0000118	Spain	Arribes del Duero - ZEPA	Map
ES0000161	Spain	Laguna de El Hito	Map
ES0000167	Spain	Estepas cerealistas de La Campiña	Map
ES0000168	Spain	Llanuras de Oropesa, Lagartera y Calera y Chozas	Map
ES0000184	Spain	Valle del Tiétar - ZEPA	Map
ES0000186	Spain	Pinares del Bajo Alberche - ZEPA	Map
ES0000188	Spain	Valles del Voltoya y el Zorita - ZEPA	Map
ES0000189	Spain	Campo Azálvaro - Pinares de Peguerinos - ZEPA	Map
ES0000190	Spain	Encinares de los ríos Adaja y Voltoya - ZEPA	Map
ES0000194	Spain	Oteros-Campos	Map
ES0000201	Spain	Camino de Santiago	Map
ES0000202	Spain	Campo de Azaba - ZEPA	Map
ES0000204	Spain	Tierra de Campiñas	Map
ES0000206	Spain	Cañones del Duero - ZEPA	Map
ES0000207	Spain	Penillanuras-Campos Sur	Map
ES0000208	Spain	Llanuras del Guareña	Map
ES0000209	Spain	Tierra del Pan	Map
ES0000215	Spain	Oteros-Cea	Map
ES0000216	Spain	La Nava-Campos Sur	Map
ES0000217	Spain	Penillanuras-Campos Norte	Map
ES0000218	Spain	Campo de Argañán - ZEPA	Map
ES0000247	Spain	Riberas de los Ríos Huebra y Yeltes	Map
ES0000275	Spain	Complejo Endorreico de Lebrija-Las Cabezas	Map
ES0000324	Spain	Embalse de Arrocampo	Map
ES0000325	Spain	Campiña sur - Embalse de Arroyo Conejos	Map
ES0000326	Spain	Embalse de Borbollón	Map
ES0000327	Spain	Embalse de los Canchales	Map
ES0000329	Spain	Embalse de Valdecañas	Map
ES0000337	Spain	Estrecho	Map
ES0000357	Spain	Altos Campos de Gómara	Map
ES0000358	Spain	Campo de Aliste	Map
ES0000365	Spain	Páramo Leonés	Map
ES0000366	Spain	Valdería-Jamuz	Map
ES0000367	Spain	La Serena y Sierras Periféricas	Map
ES0000368	Spain	Río Tajo Internacional y Riberos	Map
ES0000369	Spain	Llanos de Alcantara y Brozas	Map
ES0000393	Spain	Azud de Badajoz	Map
ES0000398	Spain	Llanos y Complejo Lagunar de la Albuera	Map
ES0000400	Spain	Arrozales de Palazuelo y Guadalperales	Map
ES0000408	Spain	Vegas del Ruecas, Cubilar y Moheda Alta	Map
ES0000427	Spain	Río y Pinares del Tietar	Map
ES0000434	Spain	Canchos de Ramiro y Ladronera	Map
ES2110018	Spain	Arabako hegoaldeko mendilerroak / Sierras meridionales de Álava	Map
ES4110002	Spain	Sierra de Gredos	Map
ES4130024	Spain	Sierra de la Cabrera - ZEPA	Map
ES4140036	Spain	La Nava-Campos Norte	Map
ES4150005	Spain	Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia -ZEPA	Map
ES4150006	Spain	Candelario - ZEPA	Map
ES4150039	Spain	Quilamas - ZEPA	Map
ES4150087	Spain	Río Águeda	Map
ES4160048	Spain	Lagunas de Cantalejo - ZEPA	Map
ES4180017	Spain	Riberas de Castronuño	Map
ES4190009	Spain	Lago de Sanabria y alrededores - ZEPA	Map
ES4310004	Spain	Dehesas de Jerez	Map
ES5130016	Spain	Valls del Sió-Llobregós	Map
ES5130025	Spain	Bellmunt-Almenara	Map
ES6120006	Spain	Marismas del Río Palmones	Map
ES6170001	Spain	Laguna de La Ratosa	Map
ES6170015	Spain	Lagunas de Campillos	Map
ES6180001	Spain	Complejo Endorreico de Utrera	Map
ES6180002	Spain	Complejo Endorreico de La Lantejuela	Map
ES6180003	Spain	Laguna del Gosque	Map
FR5412007	France	Plaine de Niort Sud-Est	Map
FR5412017	France	Bois de l'Hospice, étang de Beaufour et environs	Map
FR5412021	France	Plaine de Villefagnan	Map
FR7210030	France	Côte médocaine : dunes boisées et dépression humides	Map
FR7210063	France	Domaine d'Orx	Map
FR7210077	France	Barthes de l'Adour	Map
FR7210078	France	Champ de tir du Poteau	Map
FR7212001	France	Site d'Arjuzanx	Map
FR8310079	France	Val d'Allier Bourbonnais	Map
FR9110033	France	Les Cévennes	Map
FR9110080	France	Montagne de la Clape	Map
IT4040014	Italy	Valli Mirandolesi	Map
PTCON0037	Portugal	Monchique	Map
PTZPE0007	Portugal	Serra da Malcata	Map
PTZPE0010	Portugal	Estuário do Tejo	Map
PTZPE0013	Portugal	Lagoa de Santo André	Map
PTZPE0038	Portugal	Douro Internacional e Vale do Águeda	Map
PTZPE0042	Portugal	Tejo Internacional, Erges e Pônsul	Map
PTZPE0043	Portugal	Campo Maior	Map
PTZPE0045	Portugal	Mourão/Moura/Barrancos	Map
PTZPE0046	Portugal	Castro Verde	Map
PTZPE0047	Portugal	Vale do Guadiana	Map
ES6120015	Spain	Acebuchales de La Campiña Sur de Cádiz	Map
ES4250013	Spain	Rios de la margen izquierda del Tajo y berrocales del Tajo	Map
FR9112016	France	Étang de Capestang	Map
FR9112010	France	Piège et collines du Lauragais	Map
ES6130005	Spain	Suroeste de La Sierra de Cardeña y Montoro	Map
ES4220003	Spain	Ríos de la cuenca media del Guadiana y laderas vertientes	Map
ES4310010	Spain	La Serena	Map
ES4250001	Spain	Sierra de San Vicente y valles del Tiétar y Alberche	Map
ES6120013	Spain	Sierra Líjar	Map
FR7212015	France	Haute Cize : Pic d'Herrozate et forêt d'Orion	Map
ES4320077	Spain	Monfragüe	Map
FR2112012	France	Marigny, Superbe, vallée de l'Aube	Map
PTCON0033	Portugal	Cabrela	Map
PTCON0004	Portugal	Malcata	Map
ES3110004	Spain	Cuenca del río Manzanares	Map
ES6160015	Spain	Río Guadiana Menor - Tramo Superior	Map
PTCON0034	Portugal	Comporta / Galé	Map
ES6150023	Spain	Dehesa de Torrecuadros y Arroyo de Pilas	Map
ES6150010	Spain	Andévalo Occidental	Map
FR8212020	France	Lac Léman	Map
ES4320002	Spain	Cedillo y Río Tajo Internacional	Map
ES6130008	Spain	Tramo Inferior del Río Guadajoz	Map
PTCON0007	Portugal	S. Mamede	Map
ES6130015	Spain	Río Guadalquivir -Tramo Medio	Map
PTCON0022	Portugal	Douro Internacional	Map
ES6150014	Spain	Marismas y Riberas del Tinto	Map
PTCON0009	Portugal	Estuário do Tejo	Map
ES4240023	Spain	Lagunas y parameras del Señorío de Molina	Map
PTCON0030	Portugal	Caia	Map
FR9112007	France	Étangs du Narbonnais	Map
ES6150009	Spain	Doñana Norte y Oeste	Map
ES4220015	Spain	Sierras de Almadén - Chillón y Guadalmez	Map
PTCON0029	Portugal	Cabeção	Map
ES6140001	Spain	Sierra de Baza	Map
ES6180005	Spain	Corredor Ecológico del Río Guadiamar	Map
ES4250005	Spain	Montes de Toledo	Map
ES6140012	Spain	La Malahá	Map
ES6130017	Spain	Alto Guadiato	Map
ES6180017	Spain	Campiñas de Sevilla	Map
PTZPE0059	Portugal	Torre da Bolsa	Map
PTZPE0057	Portugal	Cuba	Map
PTZPE0054	Portugal	São Vicente	Map
PTZPE0051	Portugal	Monforte	Map
PTZPE0053	Portugal	Vila Fernando	Map
PTZPE0055	Portugal	Évora	Map
FR7212018	France	Bassin d'Arcachon et banc d'Arguin	Map
ES0000436	Spain	A Limia	Map
ES0000477	Spain	Bellmunt-Almenara	Map
ES0000476	Spain	Valls del Sió-Llobregós	Map
ES4250015	Spain	La Jara	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 November 2009, on the conservation of wild birds (EU Birds Directive)	Annex I: Species that shall be the subject of special conservation measures concerning their habitat in order to ensure their survival and reproduction in their area of distribution. Member States shall classify territories as special protection areas for the conservation of these species.	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species (All species of Falconiformes)	http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)	Annex II: (a) all species which, although not necessarily now threatened with extinction, may become so unless trade in specimens of such species is subject to strict regulation in order to avoid utilization incompatible with their survival; and (b) other species which must be subject to regulation in order that trade in specimens of certain species referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph may be brought under effective control. (Falconiformes spp.)	http://www.cites.org/eng
Commission regulation (EU) No 1320/2014, of 1 December 2014, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (EU regulation of trade of fauna and flora)	Annex A includes: All CITES Appendix I species, except where EU Member States have entered a reservation; Some CITES Appendix II and III species, for which the EU has adopted stricter domestic measures; Some non-CITES species	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...s/legislation_en.htm

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Blå glente	Danish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Black-shouldered Kite	English	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Black-winged Kite	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Elanio azul	Spanish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Elanio Común	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Élanion blanc	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Gleitaar	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Grijze Wouw	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Kaniuk	Polish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Kuhi	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Liitohaukka	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Nibbio bianco	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Peneireiro-cinzento	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Svartvingad glada	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

Synonym	Author
All species of Falconiformes
Falconiformes spp.

Other resources

CoL (accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
EBCC Atlas of breeding birds	European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds
EURing code:02350	European bird-ringing
EoL	Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
NOBANIS: Elanus caeruleus	European Network on Invasive Alien Species
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Species+	Species+ by UNEP-WCMC
Wikipedia	Wikipedia

External data

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