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Elaninae. Milvinae. Perninae. Black kite soaring. Kite is the common name for certain birds of prey in the family Accipitridae, particularly in subfamilies Milvinae, Elaninae, and Perninae. [1] The term is derived from Old English cȳta (“kite; bittern”), [2] possibly from the onomatopoeic Proto-Indo-European root * gū- , "screech."
A red kite skull. Red kite, falconry Adlerwarte Obernberg am Inn, Upper Austria. Red kites are 60 to 70 cm (24 to 28 in) long [14] with a 175–195 cm (69–77 in) wingspan; males weigh 800–1,200 g (28–42 oz), and females 1,000–1,300 g (35–46 oz). [3] It is an elegant bird, soaring on long wings held at a dihedral, and long forked tail ...
The genus name derives from the Greek iktinos, for "kite". [4] Wilson also gave the Mississippi kite its English-language common name . He had first observed the species in the Mississippi Territory , while the bird's long pointed wings and forked tail suggested that it was a type of kite . [ 2 ]
Swallow-tailed kite. The swallow-tailed kite (Elanoides forficatus) is a pernine raptor which breeds from the southeastern United States to eastern Peru and northern Argentina. It is the only species in the genus Elanoides. Most North and Central American breeders winter in South America where the species is resident year round.
The coloration of the white-tailed kite is gull -like, but its shape and flight is falcon-like, with a rounded tail. Mainly white underneath, it has black wingtips and shoulders. A mid-sized kite, it measures 35–43 cm (14–17 in) in length, spans 88–102 cm (35–40 in) across the wings and weighs 250–380 g (8.8–13.4 oz).
Black-winged kite. The black-winged kite (Elanus caeruleus), also known as the black-shouldered kite (not to be confused with the closely-related Australian species of the same name), is a small diurnal bird of prey in the family Accipitridae best known for its habit of hovering over open grasslands in the manner of the much smaller kestrels.
The yellow-billed kite (Milvus aegyptius) is the Afrotropic counterpart of the black kite (Milvus migrans), of which it is most often considered a subspecies.However, DNA studies suggest that the yellow-billed kite differs significantly from black kites in the Eurasian clade, and should be considered as a separate, allopatric species.
C. u. uncinatus - (Temminck, 1822) C. u. mirus - Friedmann, 1934. The hook-billed kite (Chondrohierax uncinatus), is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, eagles, and harriers. It occurs in the Americas, including the Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States, Mexico, the ...