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.