Adult (Black) © PMDE ESTEVES eBird S28058273 Macaulay Library ML 25504811
Juvenile (Black) © Richard Dunn
Juvenile (Black-eared) © Christoph Moning
Adult (Black-eared) © William Hearn
Juvenile (Yellow-billed) © Éric Francois Roualet
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Adult (Yellow-billed) © Tommy Pedersen
Juvenile (Black) © Ricardo Salgueiro
Juvenile (Black-eared) © Krishna Deepak
Adult (Yellow-billed) © Nigel Voaden
Juvenile (Black) © Paul Fenwick
Juvenile (Black) © Yeray Seminario
Juvenile (Black-eared) © Elias Thomas
© Pedro Jordano

Black Kite Milvus migrans

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Identification

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Medium-sized, rather nondescript raptor with overall dark plumage. Varies considerably across range, but always note tail fork (can disappear when tail is fully open), and short head and neck. Juvenile averages paler and more contrastingly-marked. Flight style buoyant, gliding and changing direction with ease. Frequently forages in urban areas, rubbish dumps, aquatic habitats, and grassland, but usually avoids heavily forested areas. Sometimes solitary, but also gathers in large flocks on migration and at good feeding areas.

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