Black-Winged Kite

It is distinctive, with long wings, white, grey and black plumage and owl-like forward-facing eyes with red irises. It is mainly seen on plains but sometimes on grassy hill slopes at higher elevations in Asia. It uses sudden increases in rodent numbers and can raise several broods in a year, unlike most raptors. Populations in southern Europe have grown with agriculture and livestock rearing (Wikipedia, general species account). (Wikipedia, general species account).

The black-winged kite, also known as the black-shouldered kite, is a small bird of prey best known for hovering over open grassland like a kestrel. It is not migratory but nomadic in response to weather and food supply (Wikipedia, general species account). The black-winged kite (Elanus caeruleus), also known as the black-shouldered kite (not to be confused with the closely related Australian species of the same name), is a small diurnal bird of prey in the family Accipitridae best known for its habit of hovering over open grasslands in the manner of the much smaller kestrels. (Wikipedia, general species account).