Photography: (dated 17 02 2018 01 :45 PM )

Place : Kapurtala, Punjab, India

BLACK KITE

The black kite is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors. It is thought to be the world's most abundant species of Accipitridae, although some populations have experienced dramatic declines or fluctuations. Current global population estimates run up to 6 million individuals. Unlike others of the group, black kites are opportunistic hunters and are more likely to scavenge. They spend a lot of time soaring and gliding in thermals in search of food. Their angled wing and distinctive forked tail make them easy to identify. They are also vociferous with a shrill whinnying call. This kite is widely distributed through the temperate and tropical parts of Eurasia and parts of Australasia and Oceania, with the temperate region populations tending to be migratory. Several subspecies are recognized and formerly had their own English names. The European populations are small, but the South Asian population is very large.

Scientific name: Milvus migrans

Photographer : Rakesh kumar srivastava

चील एक मध्यम-आकार वाले एसिप्रिट्रिडे परिवार का एक शिकारी पक्षी है। इनकी मौजूदा विश्व में जनसंख्या अनुमानतः 6 लाख तक है। अपनी विशिष्ट कोणीय पंख एवं काली पूंछ से इन्हें आसानी से पहचानना जा सकता है।

वैज्ञानिक नाम : मिल्वस माइग्र्रंस

फोटोग्राफर :राकेश कुमार श्रीवास्तव

अन्य भाषा में नाम:-

Assamese: চিলনী; Bengali: ভুবন চিল, বাদামি চিল, গোদা চিল, ডোম চিল; French: Milan noir; Gujarati: સમડી, ચીલ, કાશ્મીરી ચીલ, શિયાળુ સમડી, દેશી સમડી; Hindi: चील; Kannada: ಹದ್ದು, ಗಿಡುಗ; Malayalam: ചക്കിപ്പരുന്ത്; Marathi: घार, घोण; Nepali: कालो चील; Oriya: ଚିଲ; Tamil: கள்ளப் பருந்து