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Milvus migrans (black kite)

Osteichthyes - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae

Taxonomy
Falco migrans was named by Boddaert (1783). It is extant.

It was recombined as Milvus migrans by Zelenkov et al. (2008), Clements et al. (2017).

Subspecies
M. aegyptius

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1783Falco migrans Boddaert
2008Milvus migrans Zelenkov et al.
2017Milvus migrans Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
orderAccipitriformesVieillot 1816
familyAccipitridaeViellot 1816
genusMilvusLacépède 1799
speciesmigrans(Boddaert 1783)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Milvus migrans Boddaert 1783 [black kite]
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Milvus migrans aegyptius Gmelin 1788 [yellow-billed kite]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:32:13
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:32:13
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Naka 2004, Marsh 1875, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Egypt Milvus migrans (21888)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Egypt (Kom Ombo Plain) Milvus migrans (22544)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Russian Federation Milvus migrans (194811)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Madagascar Milvus aegyptius (195018)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar Milvus aegyptius (236022)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Russian Federation Milvus migrans (194810)