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Black Kite Milvus migrans   - With prey
Photographer :	© Jaysukh Parekh “Suman”
Location :	Kutch, Gujarat, India
Date :	December 2007
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Alt. Common Name :	Common Kite, Pariah Kite, Black-eared Kite, European Black Kite
Bird Family :	Accipitrinae - Hawks, bazas, honey-buzzards, eagles, kites, vultures, harriers & buzzards
Bird Group :	CICONIIFORMES
Red Data Status :	Unspecified
Remarks :	Prey item is a Bandicoot Rat Bandicota bengalensis.
Taxonomic Notes :	The subspecies lineatus is sometimes regarded as a separate species Black-eared Kite Milvus (m.) lineatus.

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