Brahminy Kite

Haliastur indus - Milan sacré

Systematics

Order
:
Accipitriformes
Family
:
Accipitridés
Genus
:
Haliastur
Species
:
indus

Descriptor

Boddaert, 1783

Biometrics

Size
: 51 cm
Wingspan
: 109 à 124 cm.
Weight
: 320 à 670 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus) is a species of bird in the Accipitridae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

Haliastur indus indus (India to s China and Vietnam)
Haliastur indus intermedius (Malay Pen., Greater and Lesser Sundas, Philippines, Sulawesi)
Haliastur indus girrenera (Moluccas, New Guinea, Bismarck Arch. and n Australia)
Haliastur indus flavirostris (Solomon Is.)

Foreign names

Milan sacré,
Milano brahmán,
milhafre-de-dorso-ruivo,
Brahmanenmilan,
Brahmin kánya,
Brahmaanse Wouw,
Nibbio bramino,
brahminglada,
Braminglente,
haja brahmanská,
luňák bělohlavý,
Brahminglente,
bramiinihaukka,
milà capblanc,
kania bramińska,
brahmaņu klīja,
Браминский коршун,
Elang bondol,
シロガシラトビ,
栗鸢,
เหยี่ยวแดง,
栗鳶,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Marine Neritic : Estuaries ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches, Tidepools ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Urban Areas ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Excavations (open)