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Adult Brahminy kite, Haliastur indus, also known (for obvious reasons) as the red-backed sea-eagle, photographed at Pulau Langkawi, Langkawi Permata Kedah (the Jewel of Kedah), Malaysia.
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Response: This is an adult Brahminy kite, Haliastur indus, a medium-sized accipiter.
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Mystery bird: Brahminy kite, Haliastur indus | Science | guardian.co.uk
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A rich avifauna is present with over 270 species recorded, including green peafowl Pavo muticus (VU), two species of jungle fowl Gallus gallus and G. varius, reef heron Egretta sacra, dusky grey heron Ardea sumatrana (LR), osprey Pandion haliaetus, Brahminy kite Haliastur indus, white-bellied sea eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster, ruddy kingfisher Halcyon coromanda and frigate bird Fregatta ariel.
Ujung Kulon National Park and Krakatau Nature Reserve, Indonesia 2009
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When there are no migrants, we watch the locals - the Brahminy Kites courting, the Sea-eagle sitting on her nest, the male Sea-eagle shooing away his previous off-spring in a spectacular display of talon gripping flight, and the mynas in their bonding flights over the sea every morning in flocks that flow like water.
Archive 2009-03-01 Glenda Larke 2009
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When there are no migrants, we watch the locals - the Brahminy Kites courting, the Sea-eagle sitting on her nest, the male Sea-eagle shooing away his previous off-spring in a spectacular display of talon gripping flight, and the mynas in their bonding flights over the sea every morning in flocks that flow like water.
Counting birds...more from the lighthouse Glenda Larke 2009
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The Ping River once supported important riparian bird communities, including such species as Brahminy kite, river lapwing, and river tern, associated with rapids, sand bars, and islands.
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Karandavas and Chakravakas (Brahminy ducks) in the grounds lying about the mansion.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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And there were many tanks also that were adorned with swans and Karandavas and Chakravakas (Brahminy ducks) in the grounds lying about the mansion.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Sabha Parva Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Bishop Heber, [2] calls them _Brahminy_ Bulls, and tells us they are turned out when calves, on different solemn occasions by wealthy
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 552, June 16, 1832 Various
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