Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Milvus [migrans or aegyptius] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other related concepts

• Milvus [migrans x milvus] (hybrid)
• Milvus [lineatus x migrans] (hybrid)
• Buteo buteo x Milvus migrans (hybrid)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Abkhazian: аҚЬамарџыџ, аУарба, аУарбажә, аЧауарбажә
Afrikaans: Geelbekwou, Swartwou, Swartwou [migrans Groep]
Altai: тейлеген
Arabic: الحدأة, الحدأة الحدية, الحدأة السوداء, الحدية, حدأة سوداء (سوداء) (مجموعة)
Asturian: Milán, Milán Prietu, Milán prietu [triba migrans]
Azerbaijani: Qara çalağan, Qara çalağan [migrans qrupu], Qara çərpələnmək
Bashkir: байғара, дилгән, ҡара төйлөгән , тилгән, төйҙөгән, төйҙәргән, төйлөгән
Belarusian: Каршун чорны, Чорны каршун
Bulgarian: Черна каня, Черна каня (ssp. migrans), Черна каня [Група migrans]
Bengali: বুফন চচর , ভুবন চিল
Bengali (transliteration): bhubana cila
Breton: Ar barged du
Catalan: Milà negre, Milà negre [grup migrans]
Catalan (Balears): Milà negre
Valencian: Milà negre
Shor: Қартыға
Montenegrin: crna lunja, црна луња
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): црна луња
Czech: Lunák hnedý, Luňák hnědý, luňák hnědý [skupina migrans], luňák hnědý evropský
Chuvash: Хăлат, хура хĕрен
Welsh: Barcud ddu, Barcud Du, Barcut du
Danish: Sort Glente, Sort Glente (Vestlig), Sort Glente, Almindelig [migrans Gruppe]
German: Schmarotzermilan, Schwarzmilan, Schwarzmilan [migrans Gruppe], Schwarzmilan [migrans-Gruppe], Schwarzmilan-migrans
Greek: Γυπογεράκα, Τσίφτης, Τσίφτης [migrans ομάδα], Τσίφτης [migrans]
Greek (Cypriot): Γυπογεράκα
English: Black kite, Black Kite (Black), European Black Kite, Yellowbilled Kite
English, HBW: Black Kite (Black)
English (IOC): Black Kite (Black)
English (Kenya): Black Kite
English (Philippines): Black Kite
English (United States): Black Kite (Black)
Esperanto: Nigra milvo
Spanish: Milano Negro, Milano Negro (grupo negro), Milano Negro [Grupo migrans]
Spanish (Spain): Milano Negro, Milano negro (grupo negro), Milano Negro [Grupo migrans]
Spanish (HBW): Milano negro [Grupo migrans]
Estonian: Must-harksaba
Basque: Milà negre, Miru beltza, Miru beltza [migrans taldekoa]
Evenki: igazaen, scheneroldò, игэн, игэчэ̄н, киган, кигэн, кэрэ, оромӣвӯн, сигэчэ̄н, хигэн, хигэчэ̄н, хоромӣвун, хэле̄, ча̄
Persian: کورکور سیاه, کورکور سیاه [migrans Group]
Finnish: Haarahaukka, haarahaukka [alalaji migrans]
Faroese: Svartgleða
French: Élanion blac, Milan d'Afrique, Milan noir, Milan noir (migrans), Milan noir (nominal), Milan noir [migrans]
Friulian: nibli neri
Frisian: Swarte Glee
Irish: Cúr Dhubh, Cúr Dubh
Galician: Milà negre, Millafre negro, Miñato negro [grupo migrans]
Hebrew: דיה שחורה, דיה שחורה (מערבית), מצויה
Hindi: Paria parundu
Croatian: Crna lunja, Crna lunja (crnokljuna), Crnkasta lunja
Hungarian: Barna kánya, Barna kánya [migrans csoport]
Armenian: [Sev Tsin ], Սև Ցին, Սև ցին (Սովորական)
Indonesian: Alap-alap hitam, Burung Elang Paria, Elang Paria
Icelandic: Vatnagleða, Vatnagleða (migrans), Vatnagleða [migrans hópur]
Italian: Nibbio bruno, Nibbio bruno [gruppo migrans]
Japanese (romaji): nishitobi, Tobi, tobi (migrans guru-pu), Tonbi
Japanese: トビ, トビ (migrans グループ), トビ（migrans グループ）, トンビ, ニシトビ
Japanese (Kanji): 鳶
Georgian: ძერა
Kara-Kalpak: жай қус лашын, шай қус, шайқус
Kabardian: къашыргъэ фӀыцӀэ, къашыргъэщхьэху
Mongolian, Halh: улаан элээ
Khakas: Тигiлген
Kazakh: Қара кезкұйрық, қара кезқұйрық, Қарақұ, кез құйрық, кезқұйрық
Kazakh (Transliteration): qara kezquyrıq
Korean: 솔개
Korean (Transliteration): solgae
Karachay-Balkar: гебен, къара къуш, чайлакъ къуш
North Karelian: haukka, huarahaukka
Kashmiri: [Gaant]
Kirghiz: айры куйрук, айрыкуйрук, кадимки айрыкуйрук
Scientific: Accipiter korschun, Falco migrans, Falco russicus, Haliaetus lineatus, Milvus korschun, Milvus lineatus, Milvus lineatus lineatus, Milvus migrans, Milvus migrans [migrans Group], Milvus migrans migrans, Milvus migrans migrans/govinda
Luxembourgish: Schwaarze Milan, Schwaarze Schéierschwanz
Lithuanian: Juodasis peslys, Juodasis peslys [migrans grupė]
Latvian: Melnā klija, Melnā klija (migrans gr.)
Malagasy: hitsikitsika, Papango, Tsimalaho
Macedonian: Црна луња
Malayalam: ചക്കി  പരുന്ത്‌
Mongolian: Сохор элээ, улаан элээ
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠡᠯᠢᠶ᠎ᠠ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠰᠣᠬᠣᠷ ᠡᠯᠢᠵ᠎ᠠ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Элээ
Mongolian (Transliteration): elee, sokhor elee
Moldavian: Gaie neagră
Malay: Burung Helang Ekor Cabang, Burung Lang Bangkai, Burung Lang Gelap, Helang Kembara Hitam, Helang Merah
Maltese: Astun Iswed
Nepali: कालो चील
Dutch: Zwarte wouw, Zwarte Wouw (migrans groep)
Norwegian: Svartglente, svartglente (migrans gr.)
Livvi (Olonets Karelian): valgeipiämerikotku
Polish: kania czarna, kania czarna (gr. migrans), kania czarna [gr. migrans]
Pinyin: élìyě, hēi yuān, lǎo yuān, lǎo-yīng, yào-yīng, yuān
Portuguese: milhafre preto, Milhafre-preto
Portuguese (Brazil): milhafre-preto, milhafre-preto [grupo migrans]
Portuguese (Portugal): Milhafre-preto, Milhafre-preto [grupo migrans]
Romansh: Milan stgir
Romanian: Gaie neagră
Russian: Коршун черный, Черный коршун, Чёрный коршун, Чёрный коршун (Европейский), Чёрный коршун [группа migrans]
Yakut: элиэ
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Bora Parakussa
Slovak: Haja tmavá, haja tmavá (skup.)
Slovenian: crni škarjek, crni škarnik, črni škarnik, Črni škarnik [migrans]
Albanian: Huta e zezë bishtgërshërë
Serbian: Crna lunja [migrans grupa], mrka lunja, Мрка лунја, Мрка луња
Swedish: Brun glada, brun glada ([migrans Group]), brun glada [gruppen migrans], Brunglada
Swahili: Mwewe, Mwewe Domo-jeusi
Tamil: [Paria parundu], Kalla Parundhu
Tajik: калход, калхот, пажан, халхот, хот, чӯҷабарак, чӯҷагирак
Thai: เหยี่ยวดำ, เหยี่ยวดำใหญ่
Thai (Transliteration): yìaw dam, yìaw dam yày
Turkmen: gara çaý-çaňňalak, gara çaýkel гара чайкел, келчай, чайкел, чай-чаңңалак
Turkish: Kara çaylak, Kara Çaylak (migrans), Kara çaylak [migrans grubu], Siyah çaylak, Қара кезқұйрық
Tatar: кара тилгән , тилгән , тилегән
Tuvinian: Дээлдиген, согуржап, шээшкин
Udmurt: пиѐк душес, пиѐкуш, сьӧд душес, сьӧд кучыран, ӝугес, чипы октӥсь, чипыоктӥсь, шаланги
Ukrainian: Черний шуліка, Чорний шуліка, Шуліка чорний , Шуліка чорний [група migrans]
Uzbek: қора калхат, қора сор
Vietnamese: Chim Diều, Chim Diều hâu, Chim Diều hâu đen, Diều, Diều hâu, Ó Diều
Kalmyk: хар элә
Chinese: [hei yuan], [lao-ying], [ma ying], [yuan], 老鷹, 老鸢, 额力也, 鳶 , 鸢, 鹞鹰, 麻鹰, 黑鳶 (麻鷹), 黑鸢, 黑鸢（欧洲至中亚）
Chinese (Traditional): 老鳶, 額力也, 鳶, 鷂鷹, 黑鳶, 黑鸢（欧洲至中亚）
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 老鷹, 黑鳶
Chinese (Taiwan): [lao-ying], 老鷹, 老鹰, 黑鸢