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Milvus
Taxonomy
Milvus was named by Lacépède (1799). It is extant.
It was assigned to Falconidae by Gaillard (1939); and to Accipitridae by Lambrecht (1933), Mlikovsky (2002) and Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Falconidae by Gaillard (1939); and to Accipitridae by Lambrecht (1933), Mlikovsky (2002) and Clements et al. (2017).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1799 | Milvus Lacépède |
| 1933 | Milvus Lambrecht p. 418 |
| 1939 | Milvus Gaillard p. 40 |
| 2002 | Milvus Mlikovsky p. 189 |
| 2017 | Milvus Clements et al. |
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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.
G. Milvus Lacépède 1799
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†Milvus incertus Gaillard 1939
Milvus migrans Boddaert 1783 [black kite]
Milvus migrans aegyptius Gmelin 1788 [yellow-billed kite]
Milvus milvus Linnaeus 1758 [red kite]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available