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| Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Adult in flight from above |
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| Photographer : | © Ronald Halder |
| Location : | coast of Bangladesh |
| Date : |
9 January 2009 |
| English synonyms: | Common Kite, Pariah Kite, Black-eared Kite (lineatus), European Black Kite |
| Bird Family : | Accipitrinae - Hawks, Bazas, Honey-buzzards, Eagles, Kites, Vultures, Harriers & Buzzards |
| Bird Group : | CICONIIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | Unusually pale iris for this species, but since the iris does get paler as birds grow older, it is presumably a rather old individual. - Eds |
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