![]() Environmentalist B N Kumar of NatConnect Foundation, said, "The very fact that there are varied bird species, including the Brahminy kite in Uran's wetlands, shows that this region has a healthy biodiversity which needs to be protected. Usually associated with both inland and coastal wetlands in tropical Asia, but it is largely restricted to coastal wetlands in. Ospreys, whistling kites and black-breasted kites can all look similar when on the wing however, brahminy kites can be distinguished by their dark fingered. Juveniles are a darker brownish-black with a paler head and prominent white patches under the wings. Adults are unmistakable with a white head and breast contrasting with otherwise brick brown plumage. ![]() "We also informed the Uran and Panvel-based forest officials, who first examined the bird, and found it fit enough to be set free in the wilderness," said Madhavi. Appearance What does the Brahminy Kite look like The brahminy kite is a striking bird owing to its contrasting feather pattern. A medium-sized raptor with a rounded tail unlike other kites. This kite is usually seen soaring high above Kent Ridge searching. The Brahminy Kite has a short, rounded light brown tail and in addition to its pale brown flight feathers. When I rushed to the spot, I was surprised to see that it was a Brahminy kite that was trapped." He added that they had to carefully cut the netting in order to free one of the kite's claws. The Brahminy Kite can be identified by its chestnut colour, white head and breast and black wing tips, which are often splayed out in ‘finger-like’ fashion in midflight. Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus) flying high, Ballina, Queensland Australia. Talking to TOI, activist Anand Madhavi of Vanyajeev Nisarg Saurakshan Sanstha (VNSS), said, "Our group volunteers Shubham Madhvi, Manish Madhvi, Piyush Longale and Bunty Shelke, among others, got specific information that a big predator bird was struggling to free itself from a nylon netting. NAVI MUMBAI: An adult Brahminy kite that somehow got trapped in a fishing net while diving into a wetland in Uran in order to hunt for food, was soon rescued by animal activists along with the forest officials.
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