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Haliastur indus (brahminy kite)

Reptilia - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae

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

It was recombined as Haliastur indus by Steadman et al. (1999), Stimpson (2009), Meijer et al. (2013) and Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1783Falco indus Boddaert
1999Haliastur indus Steadman et al.
2009Haliastur indus Stimpson p. 484
2013Haliastur indus Meijer et al. p. 880 fig. 3C
2017Haliastur indus Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
orderAccipitriformesVieillot 1816
familyAccipitridaeViellot 1816
genusHaliasturSelby 1840
speciesindus(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.

Haliastur indus Boddaert 1783 [brahminy 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

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara) Haliastur indus (68064 193367)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Malaysia Haliastur indus (195003 195006 195007)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Malaysia Haliastur indus (195008 195010)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Papua New Guinea Haliastur indus (194694)