![]() ![]() However the species is on the decline in some parts such as the Java. It is evaluated as being of least concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert first used the name Falco indus in 1783.īrahminy Kite is mainly seen in the plains but can sometimes be seen above 5000 feet in the Himalayas. The two genera are however very close.īrahminy Kite was described by French ornithologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 as l'Aigle Pondicery, and was given the Latin binomial Aquila pondiceriana. The pale patch on the under wing carpal region is of a squarish shape and separated from Buteo buzzards.īrahminy Kite is about the same size as the black kite 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 juveniles are browner, but can be distinguished from both the resident and migratory races of black kites in Asia by their paler appearance, shorter wings and rounded tail. The adult Brahminy kite have a reddish brown plumage and a contrasting white head and breast which makes them easy to distinguish between the genders and other birds of prey.īrahminy kite is distinctive and contrastingly coloured, with chestnut plumage except for the white head and breast and black wing tips. They perform seasonal movements associated with rainfall in some parts of their range. In all these regions, it is widespread and resident. Brahminy Kites are the familiar sight in countries such as Sri Lanka, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Southeast Asia and also as far south as New South Wales and Australia. They are found mainly on the coast and in inland wetlands where they feed on dead fish and other prey. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding.Brahminy Kite with scientific name " Haliastur Indus" also known as the red-backed sea-eagle in Australia, is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors, such as eagles, buzzards, and harriers.īrahminy Kites are found in the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia and Australia. (2017) Birds of New Guinea, Including Bismarck Archipelago and Boughainville. 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. 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. 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.Tail relatively short square-ended, to rounded when fanned not forked.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.Kuala Gula Bird Sanctuary, Malaysia, 10 October 2004
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