Australian Black Kite
Gliding, ventral
Ellura
Australian Black Kite
Profile, front
 
                      
Australian Black Kite (Milvus migrans ssp affinis)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves)
Order: Birds of Prey (Falconiformes)
Family: Eagle & Hawk (Accipitridae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Australian Black Kite (Milvus migrans ssp affinis)
This Photo:     Different Leading Profile of Wings
Other names: Fork-tailed Kite or Torresian Black Kite

Thank you Bradley W. Jones for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
The tail went from straight edged to forked as it was gliding/flying around.

Copyright © 2014-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 29-Sep-2014
This species is classed as LC (Least Concern) in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)