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Kite (bird)

(Redirected from Milvinae)
Kites
Black-shouldered Kite
Black-shouldered Kite
: Animalia
: Chordata
: Aves
: Falconiformes
: Accipitridae
Subfamilies: Milvinae
Elaninae
Genera

Milvinae
   Harpagus
   Ictinia
   Rostrhamus
   Haliastur
   Milvus
   Lophoictinia
   Hamirostra

Elaninae
   Elanus
   Chelictinia
   Machaerhamphus
   Gampsonyx
   Elanoides

Kites are raptors with long wings and weak legs which spend a great deal of time soaring. In general they will take live prey but mostly feed on carrion.

They are birds of prey which along with hawks, eagles, Old World vultures and many others are in the family Accipitridae.

Together with less closely related groups such as New World vultures and Osprey, they make up the diurnal bird of prey order Falconiformes.

Species list

  • ORDER FALCONIFORMES
  • Family Accipitridae
    • Subfamily Elaninae
    • Subfamily Milvinae
      • Double-toothed Kite , Harpagus bidentatus
      • Rufous-thighed Kite , Harpagus diodon
      • Mississippi Kite , Ictinia mississippiensis
      • Plumbeous Kite, Ictinia plumbea
      • Snail Kite, Rostrhamus sociabilis
      • Slender-billed Kite , Rostrhamus hamatus
      • Whistling Kite , Haliastur sphenurus
      • Brahminy Kite, Haliastur indus
      • Red Kite, Milvus milvus
      • Black Kite, Milvus migrans
      • Black-eared Kite , Milvus lineatus
      • Square-tailed Kite , Lophoictinia isura
      • Black-breasted Buzzard , Hamirostra melanosternon
    • Subfamily Perninae
    • Subfamily Accipitrinae
    • Subfamily Buteoninae
    • Subfamily Aegypiinae: Old World vultures
    • Subfamily Circinae: harriers
    • Subfamily Circaetinae: snake-eagles

A few of the Perninae are also named as kites.

  • Grey-headed Kite , Leptodon cayanensis
  • White-collared Kite , Leptodon forbesi
  • Hook-billed Kite , Chondrohierax uncinatus
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