In mainland Asia, this species breeds at about 2400 metres of elevation, and it occurs at 2300 metres in New Guinea.īrahminy Kite feeds on wide variety of food items and carrion. In addition to mewing notes, it gives some bleating “pee-ah-ah-ah”.īrahminy Kite lives mainly in coastal regions, estuaries, mangroves, wetlands, and even in urban areas.īrahminy Kite lives in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Southeast Asia, and also in New South Wales in Australia where it is widespread and resident on coastal regions and along rivers. If Australasian races have pure white head and breast, the birds living in Salomon islands have yellow bill.īrahminy Kite utters mewing calls “keeyew” usually while soaring. They differ by some regional variation in plumage and bill colour.
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Wikipedia (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia) Sungei Buloh Wetlands Reserve (Michael Mastaller) The Hawk Conservancy Trust (Hilary Smith) TROPICAL BIRDS OF SOUTHEAST ASIA by Morten Strange - Tuttle Publishing - ISBN: 9625931678īirds in backyards (Birds Australia and Australian Museum)
HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF THE WORLD Vol 2 by Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliot-Jordi Sargatal - Lynx Edicions - ISBN: 8487334156 Photographs taken at the Zoo Aquarium of Madrid - Spain Photograph of the flying bird by Steve Garvie However, the populations are not globally threatened at this moment. In some parts of the range, such as in Java and Thailand, the species suffered decline due to pesticides, hunting and collection of nestlings at nest for sale, and loss of breeding habitat. In Australia, the DDT use and the disturbances threaten the species. Primary flight feathers are whitish.īrahminy Kite is abundant and widespread in tropical parts of the range, benefiting from human activities. On the underparts, secondary flight feathers and undertail feathers are greyish-brown. The white parts are rather buffy-white streaked brown. Juvenile resembles adults, but it has browner plumage with whitish edges. Legs and talons are pale yellow.įemale is similar to male, but she is larger and heavier. The slender, very hooked bill is pale yellow to horn-coloured. On the underwing, coverts are chestnut whereas flights feathers are buff-white. Undertail feathers are chestnut, edged buffy-white. Lower belly, vent and undertail coverts are chestnut.
On the underparts, chin, throat, breast and upper belly are white, with fine pale grey streaks. The tail is rather short, tipped buffy-white. The broad wings are chestnut with blackish tips. Accipitriforme Order – Accipitridae Familyīrahminy Kite has bright chestnut plumage except on head, neck and breast which are white, slightly streaked greyish-white.
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