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The brahminy kite, aka red-backed sea-eagle, is found in Australia, the Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia. They prefer coastal regions, mangrove swamps, wetlands, estuaries, and they also can be found in urban areas. These birds of prey were first described by French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760. Even though […]

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