BirdUp · Species
Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus(Boddaert, 1783)
- Order
- ACCIPITRIFORMES
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Genus
- Haliastur
- 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.
- Jan
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
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