Black Kite

Milvus migrans

A: Swartwou
G: Schmarotzermilan
N: ǂnū hīsabes
Sp: Mmankgodi yo moso
Ss: Mmankgodi e montsho
Tw: Mmankgodi yo montsho
Z: unhloyile waseYurobhu

BIRD FAMILY

Milvus Kites

SIZE
55 cm (L)

HABITAT
More often seen in *flocks* than  Yellow-billed Kite ; especially large numbers gather at emergences of flying termites. Otherwise, behaviour as  Yellow-billed Kite . A non-breeding migrant

SPECIES DESCRIPTION
Fairly common intra-African *summer visitor* in western regions, uncommon in the east. Distinguished from  Yellow-billed Kite  with difficulty. Mature adult differs in pale eyes, greyish head, black bill (only the cere is yellow) and less deeply forked tail, which appears square when fanned, like immature of  Yellow-billed Kite . *Immature* is paler below with brown blotches.