Birds of the Sundarban

Brahminy Kite
Binomial Name: Haliastur indus
The well-known Brahminy Kite is included in many poems, songs and novels of Bengaliliterature. It is a common resident bird of Bangladesh. They are roaming more or less
everywhere in the country. Usually flies alone, in pairs or in small groups. They searchfor prey by sitting somewhere or flying in circles in the sky. When prey is caught, it is
picked up with long claws. The diet includes fish, crabs, frogs, lizards, rats, small snakes,
chickens, and other scraps. During the breeding season, from December to April, theylay their eggs by making a nest like a messy loft made of branches, leaves, collected
clothes, and collected plastic in big trees.
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