Brahminy kite, Haliastur indus Genus Milvus. Both parents incubate the eggs and the young are fed bill to bill with small pieces of food. Kite is the common name for certain birds of prey in the family Accipitridae. The nest is large and made from sticks, seaweed or driftwood and lined with a variety of materials such as lichens, bones, seaweed and even paper. The nest of the Brahminy Kite is built in living trees near water, often mangrove trees. It is known to bother other birds such as gulls, Whistling Kites, Osprey and the Australian White Ibis.īeing scavengers, they benefit from waste at tips, on roadsides and in harbours. It also steals from fish-hunting birds, snatching their prey in flight. It swoops low over water, the ground or tree tops and snatches live prey or carrion from the surface. The Brahminy Kite feeds on carrion (dead animals), insects and fish. It is sometimes seen over forests and along rivers. The Brahminy Kite is a bird of the coast particularly in the mangrove swamps and estuaries. The Brahminy Kite is widespread across northern Australia, mainly along the coastline from Western Australia to northern New South Wales and is more common in the north of its range. First-year juveniles may also be mistaken for Ospreys, but are dark underneath rather than white. dark brown, with some glossy white stripes, starting to turn grayish-white in the second year and.
Juvenille Brahminy kites may be confused with the Whistling Kite and the Little Eagle. 45-51 cm inch Wingspan 109-124 cm inch The brahminy kite ( Haliastur indus ), formerly 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. wings with a short tail and are rounded when stretched. It sails on level wings along shorelines and mudflats. The legs are short and not feathered, the eye is dark and the lemon yellow coloured bill is strongly hooked. The upper-wing feathers of the adult Brahminy Kite are chestnut-coloured, with characteristic black wing tips that spread out in a finger-like manner when it flies. Photo by: Santanu Banik Permission granted. The wings are broad with dark 'fingered' wing tips and short tail. Adult Brahminy Kite perched on a tree branch, with body features labelled. 16 Its under-wing coverts are also chestnut-coloured its under-wing and tail flight feathers are however paler brown in colour. The rest of its body is a striking chestnut brown. The upper-wing feathers of the adult Brahminy Kite are chestnut-coloured, with characteristic black wing tips that spread out in a finger-like manner when it flies.
The Brahminy Kite is one of the medium-sized birds of prey (raptor), with a white head and breast.
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