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| Milvus migrans ( Boddaert, 1783) |
The Black Kite (Milvus migrans) is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards and harriers.
It is a widespread species throughout the temperate and tropical parts of the Old World (including Europe, Asia, Japan, and all of Africa bar the Congo basin and the Sahara Desert), and AustralasiaAustralasia is the area that includes Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, and the many smaller islands in the vicinity, most of which are the eastern part of Indonesia. The name was coined by Charles de Brosses in Histoire des navigations aux terres austr. Curiously, it is not found in the island region between the South East Asian mainland and the Wallace Line.
EuropeFor the band of the same name, see Europe (band . Europe is a continent forming the westermost part of the Eurasian supercontinent. Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sean and central AsiaThe continent of Asia is defined by subtracting Europe and Africa from the great land mass of Africa-Eurasia. The boundaries are vague, especially between Asia and Europe: Asia and Africa meet somewhere near the Suez Canal. The boundary between Asia and En birds (races M. m. milvus and M. m. lineatus respectively) are migratoryLong-distance land bird migration Many species of land birds migrate very long distances, the most common pattern being for birds to breed in the temperate or arctic northern hemisphere and winter in warmer regions, often in the tropics or the southern he, moving to the tropics in winter, but races such as the AfricaAfrica is the world's second-largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. 30,244,050 km2 (11,677,240 mi2) including the islands, it covers 20. 3% of the total land area on Earth, and with over 800 million human inhabitants it accounts for arn M. m. parasiticus , the Indian M. m. govinda , and the Australasian M. m. affinis are resident.In the northern winter, it is therefore common to have a resident race and a distinguishible migrant form present together in these hotter areas.
In the United Kingdom, this kite occurs only as a wanderer on migration.
Black kites will take small live prey as well as fish and carrion.
This species can be distinguished from Red Kite by its slightly smaller size, less forked tail and generally dark plumage without any rufous.
This species nests in forest trees, often close to other kites. In winter, many kites will roost together.
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