Burung pemangsa (Birds of Prey)
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
- tidak umum
- 40 km/h
- Risiko rendah
The most numerous raptor on Earth. Your message joins the world's busiest delivery fleet.
- Populasi
- ~6.7 million individuals globally
- Habitat
- Open woodland, wetlands, and grassland near lakes/rivers; avoids heavily forested regions; increasingly common in human-modified and urban landscapes, especially in South Asia
- Fakta menarik
- Black Kites in northern Australia have been observed deliberately picking up smoldering sticks from wildfires and dropping them in unburned grass to flush out prey, a behavior documented in 2017 that has earned them the nickname "firehawks."
- Sebaran
- Widespread across temperate and tropical Eurasia, Africa, and Australasia; temperate populations migratory (e.g. Europe-Africa via Gibraltar), tropical populations largely resident; five recognized subspecies (M. m. migrans, lineatus, govinda, affinis, formosanus) — the world's most common raptor species
- Makanan
- Opportunistic hunter and scavenger — small mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, insects, carrion, and human refuse; will snatch food directly from people in urban areas
- Ukuran
- 0,55 m
- Bentang sayap
- 1,5 m
- Masa hidup
- 10 tahun
