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title: "Milhafre-brâmane"
description: "Haliastur indus — Aves. The brahminy kite (Haliastur indus), also known as the red-backed sea-eagle, is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors, such as eagles, buzzards, and harriers, found in the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/brahminy-kite
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Milhafre-brâmane

> Haliastur indus — Aves. The brahminy kite (Haliastur indus), also known as the red-backed sea-eagle, is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors, such as eagles, buzzards, and harriers, found in the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and Australia.

- Scientific name: *Haliastur indus*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios), `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 20523
- Wikidata: [Q645755](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q645755)
- iNaturalist taxon: [5406](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5406)

## Names

- en: Brahminy Kite
- de: Brahminenweih
- es: Milano brahmán
- fr: Milan sacré
- nl: Brahmaanse wouw
- pt: Milhafre-brâmane
- pl: Kania bramińska

## Countries with the most observations

IN (6155), AU (4009), TH (2108), SG (1832), MY (1652), LK (1329), ID (727), PH (516), PG (129), BD (124), TL (117), KH (62)

## Summary

The brahminy kite (Haliastur indus), also known as the red-backed sea-eagle, is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors, such as eagles, buzzards, and harriers, found in the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and Australia. The brahminy kite is found mainly on the coast and in inland wetlands, where it feeds on dead fish and other prey. 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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahminy_kite

## Photo

![Milhafre-brâmane](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brahminy-kite/medium.jpg)

Photo: Светлана Царахова · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/206114712

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/brahminy-kite?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).