Field record
Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus
- Location
- Yala National Park, Sri Lanka
- Coordinates
- 6.37° N · 81.52° E
Field guideLeast Concern
A largely coastal scavenger, it snatches dead fish and scraps from the water’s surface in flight rather than pursuing live prey aloft.
- Family
- Accipitridae (hawks, kites, and eagles)
- Length
- 45–51 cm
- Wingspan
- 109–124 cm
- Diet
- Fish, crabs, carrion, and small prey scavenged near water
- Range
- Coastal and inland wetlands of South and Southeast Asia, and Australia