Black Kite in flight
Nairobi National Park, Nairobi, Nairobi province, Kenya (August 2010)
Known under a variety of names (Internet Bird Collection):
Black eared/Eared/Large Indian Kite (lineatus)
Pariah/Indian Kite (govinda)
Yellow billed Kite (aegyptius, parasitus) - click here for an image of this sub-species taken in South Africa
Fork tailed Kite (affinis)
Click here for an image of a Black Kite in flight taken in Hong Kong Harbour, China.
For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Black Kite / Internet Bird Collection
Black Kite / Bird Forum
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species / Milvus migrans
BirdLife International / Black Kite Milvus migrans
For more information on Nairobi National Park see the following links:
Nairobi National Park / Wikipedia
Nairobi National Park / Trip Advisor
Known under a variety of names (Internet Bird Collection):
Black eared/Eared/Large Indian Kite (lineatus)
Pariah/Indian Kite (govinda)
Yellow billed Kite (aegyptius, parasitus) - click here for an image of this sub-species taken in South Africa
Fork tailed Kite (affinis)
Click here for an image of a Black Kite in flight taken in Hong Kong Harbour, China.
For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Black Kite / Internet Bird Collection
Black Kite / Bird Forum
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species / Milvus migrans
BirdLife International / Black Kite Milvus migrans
For more information on Nairobi National Park see the following links:
Nairobi National Park / Wikipedia
Nairobi National Park / Trip Advisor