Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusHaliastur (Haliastur Kites)
- SpeciesHaliastur indus (Brahminy Kite)
Closest Relatives at Horton Plains National Park
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Black Eagle
Ictinaetus malayensis
Crested Serpent Eagle
Spilornis cheela
Legge's Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus kelaarti
Crested Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus cirrhatus
White-Bellied Sea-Eagle
Haliaeetus leucogaster
Rufous-bellied Eagle
Lophotriorchis kienerii
Himalayan Buzzard
Buteo refectus
Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
Jerdon's Baza
Aviceda jerdoni
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brahminy Kite in Horton Plains National Park?
About 33% of visitor-days record a Brahminy Kite sighting in Horton Plains National Park, based on 145 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brahminy Kite in Horton Plains National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Brahminy Kite in Horton Plains National Park in our monthly data.