Black kite
Milvus migrans
Family Accipitridae. Order Accipitriformes.
Photo: Thomas Kraft (ThKraft) / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5
Description
The black kite or fire kite (Milvus migrans) is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors.
Traits
- Residency
- migratory
- Diet
- carrion, fish, small animals
- Game species
- no — bird of prey
♪ Bird call
Recording: Joost van Bruggen
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Photographs
Joseph Wolf, HC Richter / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Links
Source: {'label': 'Wikipedia', 'href': 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_kite'}