photo sharing and upload picture albums photo forums search pictures popular photos photography help login
Rick & José van der Weijde | profile | all galleries >> Zoo Pictures >> Zoo Photo Archive >> Birds (Vogels) >> Buzzards, Hawks and Eagles (Roofvogels) >> Brahminy Kite (Brahmaanse Wouw) tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Palm-Nut Vulture (Palmgier) | Bearded Vulture (Lammergier) | Egyptian Vulture (Aasgier) | White-Headed Vulture (Witkopgier) | Cinereous Vulture (Monniksgier) | Hooded Vulture (Kapgier) | Himalaya Vulture (Himalayagier) | Witruggier / African White-Backed Vulture | Rüppell's Vulture (Rüppells Gier) | Griffon Vulture (Vale Gier) | Bateleur (Bateleur) | Harpy Eagle (Harpij) | Mountain Hawk-Eagle (Aziatische Kuifarend) | Steppearend / Steppe Eagle | Golden Eagle (Steenarend) | Verreaux's Eagle (Zwarte Arend) | Dark Chanting Goshawk (Donkere Zanghavik) | Afrikaanse Havik / African Goshawk | Northern Goshawk (Havik) | Bruine Kiekendief / Western Marsh Harrier | Rode Wouw / Red Kite | Black Kite (Zwarte Wouw) | Brahminy Kite (Brahmaanse Wouw) | Steller's Sea Eagle (Stellers Zeearend) | White-Tailed Eagle (Zeearend) | Bald Eagle (Amerikaanse Zeearend) | Afrikaanse Zeearend / African Fish Eagle | Woestijnbuizerd / Harris's Hawk | Black-Chested Buzzard-Eagle (Grijze Arendbuizerd) | Roodstaartbuizerd / Red-Tailed Hawk | Rough-Legged Buzzard (Ruigpootbuizerd)

Brahminy Kite (Brahmaanse Wouw)




Brahminy Kite - Haliastur indus - Brahmaanse Wouw
Pakistan to Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea and satellites, coastal Australia, Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Islands.

The following 4 subspecies are being recognized:
Haliastur indus indus - India to South-China and Vietnam;
Haliastur indus intermedius - Malay Peninsula, Greater and Lesser Sundas, Philippines and Sulawesi;
Haliastur indus girrenera - Moluccas, New Guinea and satellites, coastal Australia (except south and Tasmania) and Bismarck Archipelago;
Haliastur indus flavirostris - Feni and Nissan (Northeast-Bismarck Archipelago) and Solomon Islands.

Of this species there are no Nature Photo's available.


Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus intermedius
Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus intermedius		 Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus intermedius
Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus intermedius		 Brahmaanse Wouw
Brahmaanse Wouw
click on thumbnails for full image