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Name |
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Black-shouldered Kite |
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Scientific Name |
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Elanus caeruleus |
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Size |
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Kapasi Cheel (31-35 cm) |
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Habitat |
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Cultivated land, grassland |
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Identification |
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Ashy Grey above, white below, black patch on shoulder |
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Status |
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Resident |
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Distribution |
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Throughout the Indian Union |
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Food |
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Locust, Crickets, mice, lizards etc. |
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Nest |
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All year, twigs nest |
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Eggs |
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3-4, yellowish white |
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Least Concern |
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Terrestrial |
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Common |
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All parts of M.P |
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