Kite (bird)
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Kite is a common name for birds of the family Accipitridae.
- Subfamily Elaninae
- Genus Elanus
- Black-winged Kite, Elanus caeruleus
- Black-shouldered Kite, Elanus axillaris
- White-tailed Kite, Elanus leucurus
- Letter-winged Kite, Elanus scriptus
- Genus Chelictinia
- Scissor-tailed Kite, Chelictinia riocourii
- Genus Machaerhamphus
- Bat Hawk, Machaerhamphus alcinus
- Genus Gampsonyx
- Pearl Kite, Gampsonyx swainsonii
- Genus Elanoides
- Swallow-tailed Kite, Elanoides forficatus
- Genus Elanus
- Subfamily Milvinae
- Genus Harpagus
- Double-toothed Kite, Harpagus bidentatus
- Rufous-thighed Kite, Harpagus diodon
- Genus Ictinia
- Mississippi Kite, Ictinia mississippiensis
- Plumbeous Kite, Ictinia plumbea
- Genus Rostrhamus
- Snail Kite, Rostrhamus sociabilis
- Genus Helicolestes
- Slender-billed Kite, Helicolestes hamatus - formerly in Rostrhamus
- Genus Haliastur
- Whistling Kite, Haliastur sphenurus
- Brahminy Kite, Haliastur indus
- Genus Milvus
- Red Kite, Milvus milvus
- Cape Verde Kite, Milvus (milvus) fasciicauda - extinct (2000)
- Black Kite, Milvus migrans
- Black-eared Kite, Milvus (migrans) lineatus
- Yellow-billed Kite, Milvus (migrans) aegyptius
- Red Kite, Milvus milvus
- Genus Lophoictinia
- Square-tailed Kite, Lophoictinia isura
- Genus Hamirostra
- Black-breasted Buzzard, Hamirostra melanosternon
- Genus Harpagus
A few of the Perninae are also called kites.
- Grey-headed Kite, Leptodon cayanensis
- White-collared Kite, Leptodon forbesi
- Hook-billed Kite, Chondrohierax uncinatus
In Mythology
Isis is said in Ancient Egyptian mythology to have taken the form of a kite in various situations in order to resurrect the dead.
External links
- Weekly Radio Segments from With the Wild Things: Kites
- Kite videos on the Internet Bird Collection
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