The incubation period is 26–35 days done by both sexes. The nest is a platform of sticks and other flotsam 40–60 cm wide, up to 20 cm deep, lined with leaves and other soft material including human rubbish. It can consume prey in flight.īreeding habits: It breeds in dry season in tropics, late winter and spring in subtropics. It seizes prey by glide or dive that may become short chase hawks flying insects, snatches prey from tree canopy and water surface, and robs other predators. It forages by quartering and high soaring, or hunting from prominent perch. It is found from sea-level to 3000 m.įood habits: It eats small animals and carrion, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, arthropods, crustaceans, shellfish, cuttlefish, road-killed vertebrates, large carcasses and domestic poultry. Habitat It is found in coasts, estuaries, rivers, lakes, swamps, marshes, reservoirs, rice fields and urban areas. The juvenile is blackish brown with spots and streaks above and brownish with streaks below. The female is similar but larger and heavier. of female 434–700 g wingspan of 110–125 cm. The adult has chestnut back, wings and belly and white head, neck and breast. Vernacular Names : Sind: Pilyo, Rutta okab, Hindi: Brahmini cheel, Sankar cheel, Dhobia cheel, Roo mubarak, Khemkarni, Sans: Khemankari, Shemkari chill, Pun: Bahmani ill, Santhali: Kehe, Ben: Shankha cheel, Ass: Ranga cheelani, Guj: Brahmani cheel, Bhagui samali, Mar: Sagaari ghar, Ori: Sankhachila, Ta: Sem parundu, Krishna parundu, Garuda parundu, Te: Garuda lawa, Garutmantadu, Bapana gadda, Yerkali: Shemberid, Mal: Garudan, Krishna parundu, Kan: Garuda, Giduga, Sinh: Ukussaĭistribution in India: Widespread resident in India other than North West and North east.ĭescription: Size of 44–52 cm wt. Haliastur : Greek word hali– sea Latin word astur- hawk.
14 Brahminy Kite (Jurong Lake Gardens, Singapore) 14 Brahminy Kite (Juvenile) (Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore) It is a kleptoparasitic bird, snatching food from other raptors mid- flight.
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It is featured on the S$1000 note in the second series of Singapore’s currency notes (1976- 1984). This kite has weak talons (or heels) in comparison to other raptors, however, they have the ability to snatch food off the. They are a carnivorous hunter, feeding upon insects, small reptiles, fish and even small mammals. It is also one of the commonest raptors in Singapore and is nicknamed the “Singapore Bald Eagle”. Brahminy kites can be identified by their beautiful chestnut wings and back, complimented by their white chest and head. IUCN Conservation Red List: Least concernįun facts: It is the symbol of the Malaysian state of Kedah, and Kedah’s island of Langkawi is named after the brahminy kite (helang kawi- meaning reddish- brown eagle). It shows considerable site fidelity, nesting in the same area year after year. Habitat: Lives along the coast, especially in mangroves and mudflats. The juveniles are browner overall, and can be distinguished from the rarer black kites by its paler appearance and its rounded tail (as opposed to the forked tails of the black kite). It is red-brown except for white foreparts. Description: It is a 50cm distinctive and contrastingly coloured bird with chestnut plumage and a white head and breast, as well as black wing tips. range and description In kite The Brahminy kite ( Haliastur indus subfamily Milvinae) ranges from India to northeastern Australia.
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