Everything about The Brahminy Kite totally explained
The
Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus), also known as the
Red-backed Sea-eagle, is a medium-sized
bird of prey in the family
Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal
raptors such as
eagles,
buzzards and
harriers.
This
kite is a familiar sight in the skies of
India,
Pakistan,
Bangladesh, and southeast
Asia and as far south as
New South Wales,
Australia, through which region it's widespread and resident.
It 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 Brahminy Kite is an attractive bird, with chestnut plumage except for the white head and breast and black wing tips. The juveniles are browner, but can be distinguished from both the resident and migratory races of Black Kite in Asia by the paler appearance, shorter wings and rounded tail.
This species nests in trees, often close to water. It feeds as a scavenger particularly on dead fish, crabs particularly in wetlands and marshland.
The call is a mewing
keeyew.
Known as
Elang Bondol in
Indonesia, the Brahminy Kite is the official mascot of
Jakarta. It is evaluated as Least Concern on the
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. In Malaysia, the island of Langkawi is named after the bird ('kawi' describing an ochre-like stone used to decorate pottery, and a reference to the bird's primary plumage colour). In Bangladesh it's known as
Shonkho Chil.
Image:Brahminy kite.jpg| in flight, at thommana, kerala India
Image:Brahminy kite flight.jpg| Wing span.
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