Brahminy Kite

It is 45 to 51 cm long, with a wingspan of 109 to 124 cm and a weight of 320 to 673 g. Adults have reddish-brown body plumage that contrasts with a white head and breast, which makes them easy to tell from other raptors (Wikipedia, general species account). It shares its genus with the whistling kite, and four subspecies are recognised (Wikipedia, general species account). In 1760, French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson described and illustrated the Brahminy kite in the first volume of his Oiseaux based on a specimen collected in Pondicherry, India. (Wikipedia, general species account).

The brahminy kite, or red-backed sea-eagle, is a medium-sized bird of prey of the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia and Australia. It is found mainly on the coast and in inland wetlands, where it feeds on dead fish and other prey. The brahminy kite (Haliastur indus), also known as the red-backed sea-eagle, is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors, such as eagles, buzzards, and harriers, found in the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and Australia. (Wikipedia, general species account).