Elanus axillaris

2 Black-shouldered Kite at Fyshwick, ACT

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Identification history

	Elanus axillaris	26 Oct 2018	natureguy
	Elanus axillaris	25 Oct 2018	roymcd

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Eating unknown avian prey, possibly a juvenile Dusky Moorhen. I couldn't believe that it swallowed a leg whole, although it took a bit of effort. Would've made for an interesting x-ray. The second leg was dropped on the ground, but the kite continued to look longingly at it, in spite of the bulging crop.

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RodDeb wrote:

26 Oct 2018

Foot in mouth :)

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
11 Oct 2018 03:05 PM Recorded on
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Species information

Elanus axillaris Scientific name
Black-shouldered Kite Common name
Not Sensitive
Rare or uncommon native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 808.4m Recorded at altitude
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