| Black Kite ( Milvus migrans ) |
| Description |
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| It has the plumage more mat than his cousin red kite and a less forked tail. |
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Kite has the aligned wings when it glides contrary to the buzzards which have wings in V it allows to identify them. It is the migratory bird who comes down until Africa.
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| Habitat : | It nests in all Europe except United Kingdom, the North of France and the countries Scandinavian as Sweden. One meets it in villages, plains and almost always at the edge of the water. |
| Food : | Frogs, young birds, corpses of animals on the road or floating fishes. |
| Size : | 18.912 inch (48-58 cm) |
Weight : 650-1 kg |
Wing span : 51.22 inch (130-155 cm) |
