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black-winged kite

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Elanus caeruleus, a small diurnal bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: black-shouldered kite, elanet

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14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: luněc šedý — Elanus caeruleus
  • Danish: blå glente — Elanus caeruleus
  • Dutch: grijze wouw — Elanus caeruleus
  • Finnish: liitohaukka — Elanus caeruleus
  • French: élanion blac — Elanus caeruleus
  • German: Gleitaar — Elanus caeruleus
  • Japanese: 肩黒鳶 (katagurotobi) — Elanus caeruleus
  • Korean: 검은어깨매 (geomeuneokkaemae) — Elanus caeruleus
  • Korean: 검은날개솔개 (geomeunnalgaesolgae) — Elanus caeruleus
  • Malayalam: വെള്ളി എറിയൻ (veḷḷi eṟiyaṉ) — Elanus caeruleus
  • Polish: kaniuk zwyczajny — Elanus caeruleus
  • Russian: чернокры́лый ды́мчатый ко́ршун (černokrýlyj dýmčatyj kóršun) — Elanus caeruleus
  • Spanish: elanio común — Elanus caeruleus
  • Swedish: svartvingad glada — Elanus caeruleus