Kite, Brahminy
Haliastur indus
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Conspicuous, medium sized kite of coastal tropics and
sub-tropics. Patrols beaches and inshore habitats including coastal reaches of
rivers; soars over forest. A generalist carnivore; eats carrion and small
animals which it snatches from the tideline, water or tree canopy
Classifications: | Bird, water and shoreline |
Family: | Accipitridae |
Information sources: | The Australian Bird Guide, Peter Menkhorst et al |