LOCAL NAMES

• Bhamunu Piyakussa, Brahmana ukussa, බමුණු පියාකුස්සා, බ්‍රාහ්මණ උකුස්සා, ব্রাহ্মণী ঘুড়ি, ബ്രാഹ്മിണി പട്ടം, ब्राह्मणी पतंग, ब्राह्मी पतंग, பிராமினி காத்தாடி, బ్రహ్మి గాలిపటం, ബ്രാഹ്മിണി പട്ടം, برہمنی پتنگ, শঙ্খ চিল, બ્રાહ્મણી ચીલ, ભગવી સમડી, ब्राह्मणी चील, धोबिया चील, खेमकरनी, रु मुबारक, ಬಿಳಿ ಗರುಡ, കൃഷ്ണപ്പരുന്ത്, सागरी घार, ब्राह्मणी घार, सेतोटाउके चील, खकामिनी, क्षेमंकारी, लोहपृष्ठ, செம்பருந்து
• Bangla শঙ্খ চিল
• Bulgarian Браминска каня
• Chinese 栗鳶
• Chinese (SIM) 栗鸢
• Czech luňák bělohlavý
• Danish Brahiminglente
• Dutch Brahmaanse Wouw
• English Brahminy Kite
• English (United States) Brahminy Kite
• Finnish bramiinihaukka
• French Milan sacré
• French (French Guiana) Milan sacré
• German Brahmanenmilan
• Icelandic Bramagleða
• Indonesian Elang bondol
• Japanese シロガシラトビ
• Malayalam കൃഷ്ണപ്പരുന്ത്
• Marathi सागरी घार
• Norwegian braminglente
• Odia ଶଙ୍ଖ ଚିଲ
• Persian کورکور برهمایی
• Polish kania bramińska
• Portuguese (Portugal) Milhafre-de-dorso-ruivo
• Russian Браминский коршун
• Serbian Bramanska lunja
• Slovak haja brahmanská
• Spanish Milano Brahmán
• Spanish (Spain) Milano brahmán
• Swedish brahminglada
• Thai เหยี่ยวแดง
• Turkish Brahman Çaylağı
• Ukrainian Шуліка королівський

DESCRIPTION

Haliastur indus, formerly known as the red-backed sea-eagle in Australia, is a medium-sized bird of prey. They are found mainly on the coast and in inland wetlands, where they feed on dead fish and other prey. They are found in the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and Australia. Juveniles are a darker brownish-black with a paler head and prominent white patches under the wings. Adults have a reddish-brown body plumage contrasting with their white head and breast which make them easy to distinguish from other birds of prey. Their sounds calls are like. Named locally as bhamunu Piyakussa or Brahmana ukussa.