Milvus migrans

11 Black Kite at Rendezvous Creek, ACT

Milvus migrans at Rendezvous Creek, ACT - 10 Feb 2019
Milvus migrans at Rendezvous Creek, ACT - 10 Feb 2019
Milvus migrans at Rendezvous Creek, ACT - 10 Feb 2019
Milvus migrans at Rendezvous Creek, ACT - 10 Feb 2019
Milvus migrans at Rendezvous Creek, ACT - 10 Feb 2019
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Identification history

Milvus migrans 22 Mar 2019 natureguy
Milvus migrans 21 Mar 2019 dannymccreadie

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User's notes

The Kite was picking up pieces of rubble from the old tracking station and flying circuits with them. It landed and picked up small rocks before chasing grasshoppers along the ground.

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natureguy wrote:
   22 Mar 2019
Interesting sighting, thanks for the extra information.

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Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 10 Feb 2019 12:57 PM Recorded on
  • dannymccreadie Recorded by

Species information

  • Milvus migrans Scientific name
  • Black Kite Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 639.9m Recorded at altitude
  • 54 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information
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