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Brahminy Kite

Haliastur indus(Boddaert, 1783)

Native
Order
ACCIPITRIFORMES
Commonness
Very common
Best seen
Year-round

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

The brahminy kite, also known as the red-backed sea-eagle in India, is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors, such as eagles, buzzards, and harriers, found in the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and Australia. The brahminy kite is found mainly on the coast and in inland wetlands, where it feeds on dead fish and other prey. Adults have a reddish-brown body plumage contrasting with their white head and breast which make them easy to distinguish from other birds of prey.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

02 · Where

Where to find it

Breeding range
OR, AU : Pakistan to Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea and satellites, coastal Australia (except south, Tasmania), Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is.

03 · When

When to look

Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.

  1. Jan
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05 · Behaviour

Habits and haunts

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