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Species account: Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018.
In Australia a northern coastal species found from about Shark Bay in Western Australia to central New South Wales. Black Kite can be distinguished by its shallowly forked tail.īreeds in much of India and Sri Lanka and in mainly coastal areas from Burma and southern China south to Malaya and from the Philippines, Borneo and Sumatra east to New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Islands, and Australia. These medium-sized raptors are distinguished by a. In Australia, juvenile easily confused with Whistling Kite and Square-tailed Kite note shorter tail of Brahminy, and exact pattern of dark and pale on underwing. This species of bird has dark-fingered wing tips and a low tail. Underwing with dark brown carpal bar and secondaries, pale secondary coverts and inner primaries (forming a broad pale 'H' across the wingspan), and black outer primariesĪdults unmistakable.Usually associated with both inland and coastal wetlands in tropical Asia, but it is largely restricted to coastal wetlands in. Juveniles are a darker brownish-black with a paler head and prominent white patches under the wings. Adults are unmistakable with a white head and breast contrasting with otherwise brick brown plumage. This species of bird has dark-fingered wing tips and a low tail. A medium-sized raptor with a rounded tail unlike other kites. Adults have a reddish-brown body plumage that contrasts with their white heads and breast, allowing them to be distinguished from other raptors. They also feed on crustaceans, amphibians, insects, reptiles, birds (including. The brahminy kite (Haliastur indus) is a species of recognizable medium-sized raptors (birds of prey). The brahminy kite is about the same size as the black kite (Milvus migrans) and has a typical kite flight, with wings angled, but its tail is rounded unlike the Milvus species, red kite, and black kite, which have forked tails.The two genera are, however, very close. Tail relatively short square-ended, to rounded when fanned not forked The Brahminy Kite is found mainly around water bodies, fishing on the wing.White head and breast, finely streaked grey or pure white (see Subspecies, below).Chestnut brown body and wings except for black outer primaries.Male slightly smaller than female no sex difference in plumage.Length 44–52 cm (17¼-20½ in), wingspan 109–124 cm, weight 320–670 g The juveniles are browner, but can be distinguished from both the resident and migratory races of black kites in Asia by the paler appearance, shorter wings. Kuala Gula Bird Sanctuary, Malaysia, 10 October 2004
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