Black-shouldered Kite

Key Facts

Family: Accipitridae

Biometrics:
Length: 35 to 38 cm, Weight: 197 to 343 g, Wingspan: 80 to 95 cm

Range:
Sub-Saharan Africa, NW Africa, southern Asia, East Indies, Arabia and southern Europe

Habitat:
Breed in savannahs, semi-desert grasslands, steppes and cultivated plains with thickets, dry areas in the vicinity of water, up to 2700 meters altitude