Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Monotypic
Stephen Debus, Guy M. Kirwan, and Jeffrey S. Marks
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 19, 2014
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 19, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | luněc australský |
| Danish | Australsk Blå Glente |
| Dutch | Australische Grijze Wouw |
| English | Black-shouldered Kite |
| English (India) | Australian Black-shouldered Kite |
| English (South Africa) | Australian Black-shouldered Kite |
| English (United States) | Black-shouldered Kite |
| Finnish | australianliitohaukka |
| French | Élanion d'Australie |
| French (French Guiana) | Élanion d'Australie |
| German | Australienaar |
| Japanese | オーストラリアカタグロトビ |
| Norwegian | australglente |
| Polish | kaniuk australijski |
| Russian | Черноплечий коршун |
| Serbian | Australijska lunja |
| Slovak | luniak striebristý |
| Spanish | Elanio Australiano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Elanio australiano |
| Swedish | svartskuldrad glada |
| Turkish | Avustralya Ak Çaylağı |
| Ukrainian | Шуліка австралійський |
Elanus axillaris (Latham, 1802)
PROTONYM:
Falco axillaris
Latham, 1802. Suppl.ind.orn., p.ix.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Definitions
- ELANUS
- elanus
- axillaris
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Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
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‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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/: separates historical and modern geographic names
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Black-shouldered Kite