Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Nominate migrans is common to abundant Palearctic passage migrant and winter visitor, Oct–Apr, to Er, Et and NWSo. Vagrant Soc. It inhabits villages, towns and open country, and frequently with resident Yellow-billed Kites.immature may be paler still, even nearly white-headed, and pale streaked below. In graceful wheeling flight reveals shallow forked tail; most birds show pale bar across upperwing-coverts and variable pale patch in primaries from below.

photo by HenuPhotography
lake Abijjata
Ethiopia
Jan.
2024

Ethiopian Birds & Bird photography

Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Nominate migrans is common to abundant Palearctic passage migrant and winter visitor, Oct–Apr, to Er, Et and NWSo. Vagrant Soc. It inhabits villages, towns and open country, and frequently with resident Yellow-billed Kites.immature may be paler still, even nearly white-headed, and pale streaked below. In graceful wheeling flight reveals shallow forked tail; most birds show pale bar across upperwing-coverts and variable pale patch in primaries from below.

photo by HenuPhotography
lake Abijjata
Ethiopia
Jan.
2024

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