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Black Kite (Black)
Milvus migrans [migrans, govinda or affinis] (= Milvus migrans) (Boddaert, P 1783)
The black kite is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors. It is thought to be the world's most abundant species of Accipitridae, although some populations have experienced dramatic declines or fluctuations. Current global population estimates run up to 6 million individuals. Source: Wikipedia
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Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Milvus
Scientific:
Milvus migrans
Classification
Order:Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Milvus
Scientific:
Milvus migrans
Original description
Citation:
(Boddaert, P 1783)
Reference:
Table Planches Enlum. D'Aubenton
Protonym:
Falco migrans
Type locality:
Restricted type locality, France, apud Hartert, ex Daubenton, pi. 472.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/88617#page/50/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
C1C255AA01C58664
Avibase ID:
avibase-C1C255AA
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C1C255AA
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824860
English:
Black Kite [migrans, govinda or affinis]
Afrikaans:
Swartwou [migrans Groep]
Arabic:
حدأة سوداء (سوداء) (مجموعة)
Azerbaijani:
Qara çalağan [migrans qrupu]
Bulgarian:
Черна каня [Група migrans]
Catalan:
Milà negre [grup migrans]
Czech:
luňák hnědý [skupina migrans]
Danish:
Sort Glente, Almindelig [migrans Gruppe]
German:
Schwarzmilan [migrans-Gruppe]
Greek:
Τσίφτης [migrans]
Spanish:
Milano Negro (grupo negro)
Spanish (Spain):
Milano negro (grupo negro)
Basque:
Miru beltza [migrans taldekoa]
Persian:
کورکور سیاه [migrans Group]
Finnish:
haarahaukka [alalaji migrans]
French:
Milan noir [migrans, govinda ou affinis]
Hebrew:
דיה שחורה (מערבית)
Croatian:
Crna lunja (crnokljuna)
Hungarian:
Barna kánya [migrans csoport]
Indonesian:
Elang paria (grup migrans)
Icelandic:
Vatnagleða [migrans hópur]
Italian:
Nibbio bruno [gruppo migrans]
Japanese (romaji):
tobi (migrans guru-pu)
Japanese:
トビ（migrans グループ）
Lithuanian:
Juodasis peslys [migrans grupė]
Latvian:
Melnā klija (migrans gr.)
Nepali:
कालो चील (Black)
Dutch:
Zwarte Wouw (migrans groep)
Norwegian:
svartglente (migrans gr.)
Polish:
kania czarna [gr. migrans]
Portuguese (Brazil):
milhafre-preto [grupo migrans]
Portuguese (Portugal):
Milhafre-preto [grupo migrans]
Romanian:
Gaie neagră (grupul migrans)
Russian:
Чёрный коршун (Европейский)
Slovak:
haja tmavá (skup.)
Slovenian:
Črni škarnik [migrans]
Serbian:
Crna lunja [migrans grupa]
Swedish:
brun glada [gruppen migrans]
Thai:
เหยี่ยวดำ
Turkish:
Kara çaylak [migrans grubu]
Ukrainian:
Шуліка чорний [група migrans]
Chinese:
黑鸢（欧洲至中亚）
Chinese (Traditional):
黑鸢（欧洲至中亚）
Black Kite [migrans, govinda or affinis]
Afrikaans:
Swartwou [migrans Groep]
Arabic:
حدأة سوداء (سوداء) (مجموعة)
Azerbaijani:
Qara çalağan [migrans qrupu]
Bulgarian:
Черна каня [Група migrans]
Catalan:
Milà negre [grup migrans]
Czech:
luňák hnědý [skupina migrans]
Danish:
Sort Glente, Almindelig [migrans Gruppe]
German:
Schwarzmilan [migrans-Gruppe]
Greek:
Τσίφτης [migrans]
Spanish:
Milano Negro (grupo negro)
Spanish (Spain):
Milano negro (grupo negro)
Basque:
Miru beltza [migrans taldekoa]
Persian:
کورکور سیاه [migrans Group]
Finnish:
haarahaukka [alalaji migrans]
French:
Milan noir [migrans, govinda ou affinis]
Hebrew:
דיה שחורה (מערבית)
Croatian:
Crna lunja (crnokljuna)
Hungarian:
Barna kánya [migrans csoport]
Indonesian:
Elang paria (grup migrans)
Icelandic:
Vatnagleða [migrans hópur]
Italian:
Nibbio bruno [gruppo migrans]
Japanese (romaji):
tobi (migrans guru-pu)
Japanese:
トビ（migrans グループ）
Lithuanian:
Juodasis peslys [migrans grupė]
Latvian:
Melnā klija (migrans gr.)
Nepali:
कालो चील (Black)
Dutch:
Zwarte Wouw (migrans groep)
Norwegian:
svartglente (migrans gr.)
Polish:
kania czarna [gr. migrans]
Portuguese (Brazil):
milhafre-preto [grupo migrans]
Portuguese (Portugal):
Milhafre-preto [grupo migrans]
Romanian:
Gaie neagră (grupul migrans)
Russian:
Чёрный коршун (Европейский)
Slovak:
haja tmavá (skup.)
Slovenian:
Črni škarnik [migrans]
Serbian:
Crna lunja [migrans grupa]
Swedish:
brun glada [gruppen migrans]
Thai:
เหยี่ยวดำ
Turkish:
Kara çaylak [migrans grubu]
Ukrainian:
Шуліка чорний [група migrans]
Chinese:
黑鸢（欧洲至中亚）
Chinese (Traditional):
黑鸢（欧洲至中亚）
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black Kite [migrans, govinda or affinis] ( Milvus migrans [migrans, govinda or affinis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Black Kite ( Milvus migrans) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Black Kite ( Milvus migrans) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Black Kite [migrans, govinda or affinis] ( Milvus migrans [migrans, govinda or affinis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black Kite ( Milvus migrans) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black Kite ( Milvus migrans) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black Kite ( Milvus migrans) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black Kite ( Milvus migrans) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black Kite ( Milvus migrans) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black Kite ( Milvus migrans) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black Kite ( Milvus migrans) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black Kite ( Milvus migrans) [version 1] |
| British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Black Kite ( Milvus migrans) |
| British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Black Kite ( Milvus migrans) |
| Clements 1st edition: Black Kite ( Milvus migrans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Black Kite (Black) ( Milvus migrans [migrans Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Black Kite (Black) ( Milvus migrans migrans/govinda) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Black Kite (Black) ( Milvus migrans [migrans Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Black Kite (Black) ( Milvus migrans [migrans Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Black Kite (Black) ( Milvus migrans [migrans Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Black Kite (Black) ( Milvus migrans [migrans Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Black Kite (Black) ( Milvus migrans [migrans Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Black Kite (Black) ( Milvus migrans [migrans Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Black Kite (Black) ( Milvus migrans [migrans Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Black Kite (Black) ( Milvus migrans [migrans Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Black Kite (Black) ( Milvus migrans [migrans Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Black Kite (Black) ( Milvus migrans [migrans Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Black Kite (Black) ( Milvus migrans [migrans Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Black Kite (Black) ( Milvus migrans [migrans Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Black Kite (Black) ( Milvus migrans [migrans Group]) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Black Kite ( Milvus migrans) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Milvus migrans [migrans, govinda, affinis, aegyptius or parasiticus]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Abkhazian: аҚЬамарџыџ, аУарба, аУарбажә, аЧауарбажә
Afrikaans: Geelbekwou, Swartwou, Swartwou [migrans Groep]
Altai: тейлеген
Arabic: الحدأة الشائعة, 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
Catalan, 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), Black Kite [migrans, govinda or affinis], European Black Kite, Yellowbilled Kite
[ENAV]: Black Kite (Black)
English, HBW: Black Kite (Black)
[ENHK]: Black Kite [migrans Group]
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, govinda ou affinis], Milan noir [migrans]
French (Guyane): Milan noir (groupe 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, Elang paria (grup migrans)
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, Қара кезқұйрық (migrans тобы), 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, Айры куйрук (Кара), 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, govinda or affinis], 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): ᠡᠯᠢᠶᠠ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠰᠣᠬᠣᠷ ᠡᠯᠢᠵᠠ
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, कालो चील (Black)
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
[PTAO]: Milhafre-preto-comum [grupo migrans]
Portuguese (Brazil): milhafre-preto, milhafre-preto [grupo migrans]
Portuguese (Portugal): Milhafre-preto, Milhafre-preto [grupo migrans]
Rhaeto-Romance: Milan stgir
Romanian: Gaie neagră, Gaie neagră (grupul migrans)
Romance (Other): Milan stgir
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, Huta e zezë bishtgërshërë [grup migrans]
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）
[ZHHK]: 黑鳶 [migrans Group]
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
Zulu: unhloyile (waseYurobhu)
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