Brahminy kite

[ brah-muh-nee ]
/ ˈbrɑ mə ni /

noun

a common kite, Haliastur indus, of southern Asia and the southwest Pacific islands, having reddish-brown plumage with a white head and breast.

Origin of Brahminy kite

1880–85; Brahminy, derivative of Brahmin, by analogy to such words as Bengali