Milvus
Bird-of-prey genus containing certain Old World kites / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the range of Zeiss lenses, see Zeiss Milvus.
Milvus is a genus of medium-sized birds of prey. The genus was erected by the French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède in 1799 with the red kite as the type species.[1][2] The name is the Latin word for the red kite.[3]
Quick Facts Milvus, Scientific classification ...
Milvus | |
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Black kite, (Milvus migrans) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Accipitriformes |
Family: | Accipitridae |
Subfamily: | Milvinae |
Genus: | Milvus Lacépède, 1799 |
Type species | |
Falco milvus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Species | |
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