Black Kite
Milvus migrans(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) Black Kite
The Black Kite (Milvus migrans) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes.
- Scientific name
- Milvus migrans
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Black Kite
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Milvus migrans migrans
- Milvus migrans aegyptius
- Milvus migrans parasitus
- Milvus migrans lineatus
- Milvus migrans govinda
- Milvus migrans formosanus
- Milvus migrans affinis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Falco migrans
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Type locality
- Restricted type locality, France, apud Hartert, ex Daubenton, pi. 472.
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.28
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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