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Immature © Raphaël Nussbaumer
Adult © Owen Lishmund
Adult © Stephen Murray

Black-breasted Kite Hamirostra melanosternon

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Identification

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A large dark raptor. In flight it shows a very short stubby tail, and has large pale wing panels. Holds wings up high in a slight V-shape while soaring. Typically a species of inland deserts, it occasionally wanders closer to the coast.

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