



Photo by: Hafiz Issadeen Permission granted. This itself is unusual and there is no mistaking this pair as one of. View of under-wing feathers of adult Brahminy Kite. The brahminy kite is about the same size as the black kite (Milvus migrans) and 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. As you may know, Brahminy Kites are coastal, mangrove birds and we are about 100 km inland.
#Brahminy kite wings Patch
The pale patch on the underwing carpal region is of a squarish shape and separated from Buteo buzzards. The juveniles are browner, but can be distinguished from both the resident and migratory races of black kites in Asia by the paler appearance, shorter wings, and rounded tail. The brahminy kite is distinctive and contrastingly coloured, with chestnut plumage except for the white head and breast and black wing tips. 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.They are found in the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and Australia. Adults have a reddish brown plumage and a contrasting white head and breast which makes them easy to distinguish from other birds of prey. Adult Brahminy Kite has a white head and upper body rufous back, lower body, tail and wings with black fingers. The Brahminy kite is a distinctive-looking bird with its rich chestnut brown body and wings, and white head and breast. They are found mainly on the coast and in inland wetlands where they feed on dead fish and other prey. 5, 6 & 7: Three flying Brahminy kites which are distinctive from their wings: the first one has a small rapture on the tip of right wing primaries the second. They are found in the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and Australia. The brahminy kite (Haliastur indus) also 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. Brahminy Kite is about the same size as the black kite and has a typical kite flight, with wings angled, but its tail is rounded unlike the Milvus species, red.
