![]() It is a strange kyainh but is worth listening. When you hear its call, you will think that a baby is crying. The broad wings are chestnut with blackish tips. DESCRIPTION: Brahminy Kite has bright chestnut plumage except on head, neck and breast which are white, slightly streaked greyish-white. BIOMETRICS : Length : 45 à 51 cm Wingspan : 109 à 124 cm Weight : 320 à 670 g. Diet chiefly includes dead fish and small water animals. Accipitriforme Order Accipitridae Family. When fishing they may drop into the r but coming out is no issue for them as they do it without much effort. Young birds tend to indulge themselves in playful activities. Both parents take part in nesting and feeding but incubation is done primarily by the mother bird. Eggs are two in number which take 20-25 days of incubation. The breeding season is from December to March/April. But, on a school trip there, in 2018, I noted that their number had declined way too much. Purchase a baby onesie featuring the design Brahminy kite, Bird by Yogesh Bhandarkar. During a trip to Goa in 2012, I was amazed to see these guys fill up the sky in just a few moments. In places like Goa, the number of these birds is super high. These birds are a familiar sight in the skies of Peninsular India where they are literally found in abundance. Their head is streaked and tail rusty-grey. They are generally rusty-brown with wings fringed with rusty-buff. There is a big black patch on the base of the wing. They are a carnivorous hunter, feeding upon insects, small reptiles, fish and even small mammals. They are more reddish-brown on belly and tail. Brahminy kites can be identified by their beautiful chestnut wings and back, complimented by their white chest and head. ![]() My two words: Adult Brahminy Kites have reddish-brown body contrasting to their white head, throat and breast. ![]() Habitat: It is a Fish Eagle (Red-backed Fish Eagle) that is found near lakes, rivers, marshes, estuaries, lagoons and flood plains. Size(45-50cm): Brahminy Kite is a medium sized raptor.Īrea: It is found throughout the Indian landmass except for drier parts of Rajasthan and high altitude regions of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.
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