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Species profile—Milvus migrans (black kite)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Accipitridae (kites, goshawks, eagles and harriers) → Milvus migrans (black kite)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Accipitridae (kites, goshawks, eagles and harriers)
Scientific name
Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783)
Common name
black kite
WildNet taxon ID
1714
Alternate name(s)
fork-tailed kite
kite-hawk
Pariah kite
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Back on Track (BoT) status
Low
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Terrestrial

Other resources

Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM)
Atlas of Living Australia

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1714

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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