Location: Recent sightings were at Changi, Tuas South, Punggol Barat, Central Catchment Forest, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Bulim Avenue and Choa Chu Kang Christian Cemetery. They are brooded almost constantly by both the father and the.

Habitat: Open country, reclaimed land, coastal habitat and forest.Ĭonservation Status: Least Concern (BirdLife International 2021) The juveniles are streaky, having a brownish chest and underwings, along with a banded tail. Similar looking species: Booted Eagle, Brahminy Kite Juvenile resembles adult but has prominent whitish streaks on breast and belly. Identification: Adult resembles juvenile Brahminy. Identification: Adult resembles juvenile Brahminy Kite but has darker overall plumage, distinctive forked tail that appears almost square-cut when broadly fanned in flight and conspicuous whitish patch on the base of primaries. Subspecies are: migrans, lineatus, govinda, formosanus, affinis. Wing Size and Shape: For their body size, ospreys have very long, rectangular wings. The juvenile birds appear to have many similarities with adult white-tailed kites. Back and wings are dark brown with buffy edges. Primary Feathers: When soaring, an ospreys primary feathersthe 'fingertips' of the wingshave a wide splay that shows the individual feathers easily, even from great distances. Subspecies are: migrans, lineatus, govinda, formosanus, affinis. Juvenile: dark brown eyes in a gray-brown head, with wide, creamy superciliary line and gray cheeks. Range: Found from Europe, Africa, Middle East, Indian subcontinent, Central Asia, Siberia, China, Japan, Korea, Indochina and discontinously to Sulawesi, Lesser Sundas, Papua New Guinea and northern Australia with the northern temperate populations wintering south to Africa, Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia

Juvenile kite bird