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Milvus migrans, Print, The black kite (Milvus migrans) is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors. It is thought to be the world's most abundant species of Accipitridae, although some populations have experienced dramatic declines or fluctuations. Current global population estimates run up to 6 million individuals. Unlike others of the group, black kites are opportunistic hunters and are more likely to scavenge. They spend a lot of time soaring and gliding in thermals in search of food. Their angled wing and distinctive forked tail make them easy to identify. They are also vociferous with a shrill whinnying call. This kite is widely distributed through the temperate and tropical parts of Eurasia and parts of Australasia and Oceania, with the temperate region populations tending to be migratory. Several subspecies are recognized and formerly had their own English names. The European populations are small, but the South Asian population is very large., 1800-1812.

Milvus migrans, Print, The black kite (Milvus migrans) is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors. It is thought to be the world's most abundant species of Accipitridae, although some populations have experienced dramatic declines or fluctuations. Current global population estimates run up to 6 million individuals. Unlike others of the group, black kites are opportunistic hunters and are more likely to scavenge. They spend a lot of time soaring and gliding in thermals in search of food. Their angled wing and distinctive forked tail make them easy to identify. They are also vociferous with a shrill whinnying call. This kite is widely distributed through the temperate and tropical parts of Eurasia and parts of Australasia and Oceania, with the temperate region populations tending to be migratory. Several subspecies are recognized and formerly had their own English names. The European populations are small, but the South Asian population is very large., 1800-1812.
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Milvus migrans, Print, The black kite (Milvus migrans) is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors. It is thought to be the world's most abundant species of Accipitridae, although some populations have experienced dramatic declines or fluctuations. Current global population estimates run up to 6 million individuals. Unlike others of the group, black kites are opportunistic hunters and are more likely to scavenge. They spend a lot of time soaring and gliding in thermals in search of food. Their angled wing and distinctive forked tail make them easy to identify. They are also vociferous with a shrill whinnying call. This kite is widely distributed through the temperate and tropical parts of Eurasia and parts of Australasia and Oceania, with the temperate region populations tending to be migratory. Several subspecies are recognized and formerly had their own English names. The European populations are small, but the South Asian population is very large., 1800-1812
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1800-1812 • 6 MILLION INDIVIDUALS • ABUNDANT SPECIES • ACCIPITRIDAE • ANGLED WING • AUSTRALASIA • BARRAGE • BLACK KITE • BLACK KITES • CURRENT GLOBAL POPULATION ESTIMATES RUN UP • DAM • DISTINCTIVE FORKED TAIL • DIURNAL RAPTORS • EASY • EURASIA • EUROPEAN POPULATIONS • EXPERIENCED DRAMATIC DECLINES • FAMILIAR • FAMILY • FLUCTUATIONS • FLYING A KITE • FOOD • FOODSTUFFS • GLIDING • GROUP • IDENTIFY • INCLUDES • KITE • LARGE • LOT • MEDIUM-SIZED BIRD • MIGRATORY • MILVUS MIGRANS • OCEANIA • OPPORTUNISTIC HUNTERS • OWN ENGLISH NAMES • PARTS • POPULATIONS • PREY • PRINT • RECOGNIZED • SCAVENGE • SEARCH • SEVERAL SUBSPECIES • SHRILL WHINNYING CALL • SMALL • SOUTH ASIAN POPULATION • SPEND • TEMPERATE REGION POPULATIONS TENDING • TEMPERATE • THERMALS • THOUGHT • TIME SOARING • TINY • TROPICAL PARTS • VOCIFEROUS • WIDELY DISTRIBUTED • WORLD'S