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Milvus migrans

Family Name: Accipitridae
Taxonomic Group: Vertebrates (Bird)
Common Name: Black Kite, Burung Lang Bangkai

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Description

Size 60 cm
Description Medium-sized, black bill, non-descript brown raptor

Ecology, Habitat & Location

Habitats Forest, Mangroves
Distribution Breeds in Africa, temperate zone Eurasia, India; For South-east Asia, in Myanmar to Central Thailand. This raptor is an uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant to Singapore. It is rare at the wetland.
Nature Reserves Labrador Nature Reserve, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Conservation

Conservation Notes This raptor is an uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant to Singapore. It is rare at the wetland.

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Species record last updated on: 21 August 2019.
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