Category: kites

• Black Shouldered Kite

  

  Black Shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris) Size(30-33cm):This species of Kite is just a bit bigger than the Shikra. Area: All India till 1600m in outer Himalayas. Habitat: Usually grassy countryside, mild forests, cultivated farmlands and open scrubs. My two words:Black Shouldered Kite has a grey-white plumage. It has blood-red eyes with black markings over them. As […]

  Arjun Basandrai

  January 6, 2019

  Accipitridae, kites, Medium Sized Birds, Resident Birds

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• Black Kite (Pariah kite)

  

  Black Kite (Milvus migrans) Size(60-65cm): Medium sized raptor. Just a little small than the Greater-Spotted Eagle. Area: All India till about 2000m in Himalayas. Above that subspecies M. m. lineautus exists. Habitat: Forests, human inhabitation and cultivation. My two words: The birds has a dark brown plumage with paler head and neck. Underparts have streak. The tail is forked.  The […]

  Arjun Basandrai

  January 5, 2019

  Accipitridae, kites, Medium Sized Birds, Resident Birds

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