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Black-eared Kite* |
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Milvus lineatus |
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Description (10)
Other Names (World)
Black-eared Kite, Eared Kite, Large Indian Kite
Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)
Size
58 - 66 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Gray, 1831)
Habitat
Inland wetlands, subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland and grassland, temperate forest, urban areas, rural gardens, pastureland, dry savanna, rocky shorelines, arable land.
Afghanistan (P), Bangladesh, Bhutan (B), Cambodia, China (mainland) (B), Hong Kong (China) (B), India (B), Japan (B), Laos, Myanmar, Nepal (B), North Korea (B), Pakistan (B), Russia (Asian) (B), South Korea (B), Taiwan (China) (B), Thailand, Vietnam.
Vagrant to Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines.
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Siberia east to Amurland and Japan south to northern India, northern Burma and northern China and Ryukyu Is. Winters south to southern Iraq, southern India and south-eastern Asia.
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Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Status NR
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Subspecies
Black Kite (Milvus migrans) and Black-eared Kite (Milvus lineatus) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) have been lumped following AERC TAC, a treatment supported by review by the BirdLife Taxonomic Working Group of the Milvus phylogeny presented by Johnson et al. (2005) which nests lineatus within the migrans clade. Johnson et al. (2005) show that yellow-billed populations belonging to aegyptius and parasitus do form a separate clade but the authors point out that further studies are needed to help clarify sister relationships within the group. For these reasons it is felt premature to split members of Milvus migrans.
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Black Kite (Milvus migrans).
No subspecies.
References
See References.
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