Milvus migrans

11 Black Kite at Rendezvous Creek, ACT

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

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

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Sighting information

  • At least 1 Abundance
  • 10 Feb 2019 12:57 PM Recorded on
  • dannymccreadie Recorded by

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Species information

  • Milvus migrans Scientific name
  • Black Kite Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 639.9m Recorded at altitude
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Seasonal activity

  • Nesting site

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