The brahminy kite, formerly known as the red-backed sea-eagle in Australia, is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors, such as eagles, buzzards, and harriers. They are found in the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and Australia. They are found mainly on the coast and in inland wetlands, where they feed on dead fish and other prey. Adults have a reddish-brown body plumage contrasting with their white head and breast which make them easy to distinguish from other birds of prey. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Boddaert, P 1783)
Reference:
Table Planches Enlum. D'Aubenton
Protonym:
Falco Indus
Type locality:
Pondicherry, India, ex Daubenton.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/88617#page/47/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
D89A9DC9963D5DDC
Avibase ID:
avibase-D89A9DC9
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/D89A9DC9
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175472
Geographic range:
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Brahminy Kite ( Haliastur indus) [version 1] |
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Brahminy Kite ( Haliastur indus) [version 1] |
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Brahminy Kite ( Haliastur indus) [version 1] |
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Brahminy Kite ( Haliastur indus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Milan sacré ( Haliastur indus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Milan sacré ( Haliastur indus) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Brahminy Kite ( Haliastur indus) [version 1] |
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Brahminy Kite ( Haliastur indus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Brahminy Kite ( Haliastur indus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Brahminy Kite ( Haliastur indus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Brahminy Kite ( Haliastur indus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Brahminy Kite ( Haliastur indus) [version 1] |
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Morony, Bock and Farrand: Brahminy Kite ( Haliastur indus) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Brahminy Kite ( Haliastur indus) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Haliastur indus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Haliastur indus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Haliastur indus [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Brahminy Kite ( Haliastur indus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Brahminy Kite ( Haliastur indus) [version 1] |
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Haliastur indus [version 1] |
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Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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