Kite (bird)
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Kite is a common name for birds of the family Accipitridae.[1]
Some authors use the terms "hovering kite" and "soaring kite" to distinguish between Elanus and the milvine kites, respectively.[according to whom?] The groups may also be differentiated by size, referring to milvine kites as "large kites", and elanine kites as "small kites".
- 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 - often classified in Perninae
- Swallow-tailed kite, Elanoides forficatus
- Genus Elanus
- Subfamily Milvinae
- Genus Harpagus
- Double-toothed kite, Harpagus bidentatus
- Rufous-thighed kite, Harpagus diodon
- Genus Ictinia – possibly belongs in Buteoninae
- Mississippi kite, Ictinia mississippiensis
- Plumbeous kite, Ictinia plumbea
- Genus Rostrhamus – possibly belongs in Buteoninae
- 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 – possibly belongs in Perninae
- Square-tailed kite, Lophoictinia isura
- Genus Hamirostra – possibly belongs in Perninae
- 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.[2]
References
- ↑ "kite". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2014. Web. 24 Nov. 2014 <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/319664/kite>.
- ↑ "Isis the Goddess." Egyptian Gods. Siteseen Ltd., June 2014. Web. 24 Nov. 2014. <http://www.landofpyramids.org/isis.htm>.
External links
- Weekly Radio Segments from With the Wild Things: Kites
- Kite videos on the Internet Bird Collection
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