Black Kite
Last update on:
15/6/2025
Common Name
Black Kite
Latin Name
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Taxa
Family
Accipitridae
Habitats
Features
Adult has dark brown body, with pale patch at the base of primaries. Tail is slightly forked. In flight, it shows long and angular wings.
Behaviour
Usually gliding after flapping its wings a few times, rides thermal and soar high in circle. Appears as individual or in large groups. Feeds on garbage, fish, and dead animals.
- HKBWS (2022). Field Guide to the Birds of Hong Kong and South China (9th ed.). Hong Kong: HKBWS.
- Carey, G. J. and M. L. Chalmers (2023). Black Kite Milvus migrans, version 1.0. In The Avifauna of Hong Kong (G. J. Carey, Editor). Hong Kong Bird Watching Society, Hong Kong, China.https://avifauna.hkbws.org.hk//species/0180/026100
