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Milvus migrans
Medium-sized. Colour of dark chocolate, this kite is also an urban scavenger well known for snatching food from unsuspecting fingers (no scratch though!). Forked tail.
These birds are common. This one was spotted on the Bhadra Fort (built in 1411).
Called Cheel in India. It has a piercing scream leading to the idiom Cheel chitkar (shout).
Spotted on Dec 18, 2014
Submitted on Jan 8, 2015
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