Archive for the ‘Kites’ Category

• Scissor-tailed kite

  Jun 8 | Eagles+, Kites | Little Stint | 1315 Views | with Comments Off on Scissor-tailed kite

  Scissor-tailed kite – Chelictinia riocourii – is a medium sized resident/migratory bird of prey, of Type – diurnal-raptor, Family Accipitridae and Order Accipitriformes. It is found across the Northern Tropics...

• Brahminy kite –

  Mar 12 | Eagles+, Kites | Little Stint | 1409 Views | with Comments Off on Brahminy kite –

  Brahminy kite – Haliastur indus – is a medium-sized resident Asian/Austral raptor of Type diurnal-raptor, Family Accipitridae and Order Passeriformes. It is resident from Pakistan to E Australia. The AWB Region is...

• Black-winged Kite

  Jan 8 | Eagles+, Kites | Little Stint | 3704 Views | with No Comments

  Black-winged Kite -Elanus caeruleus or Black-shouldered Kite, is a small raptor of Type – diurnal-raptor, the Family Accipitridae and the Order Accipitriformes. It is a bird of open savannah grasslands and semi deserts from...

• Red Kite

  Jan 8 | Eagles+, Kites | Little Stint | 6655 Views | with No Comments

  Red Kite - Milvus milvus - is a medium-large raptor of the family Accipitridae, the Order Accipitriformes and is of Type - diurnal-raptor. It is found across most of western Europe. In the AWB Region it is a winter visitor across...

• Black Kite

  Jan 8 | Eagles+, Kites | Little Stint | 3652 Views | with No Comments

  Black kite – Milvus migrans – is a medium-sized Raptor of the family Accipitridae, Order Accipitriformes and is of Type – diurnal-raptor. It has a huge range across Temperate and Tropical Eurasia, sub-Saharan...