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ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae
Milvus migrans
In Aboriginal legend the Black Kite got his colour from being singed while chasing food among the grass-fire flames.*
*Parish, Steve; Fox, Allan (1983). Of Birds and Billabongs. Rigby, p.38.
Black Kite
Black Kite on nest
Black Kite with food