Yellow Billed Kite

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Bird name: Yellow Billed Kite
Latin: Milvus aegyptius
Other:
Family: Accipitridae • Birds of Prey, Kites
Range: Africa
Similar: Black Kite

The Yellow-billed Kite was thought conspecific with the Black Kite, but is increasingly regarded as a separate allopatric (divided geographically) species, confined to Africa.

The Yellow-billed Kite has a yellow bill, whereas the Black Kite has a black-tipped bill.

Below, Yellow-billed Kite collecting nesting material? Gambia, Feb 2013


André S, Yellow-billed Kite, Serengeti