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. The name is the Latin word for the red kite.
Species
Milvus
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae
Habitatfreshwater
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- Milvus migrans front(ThKraft).jpg
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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. The name is the Latin word for the red kite.
The genus Milvus has in the past been placed in the subfamily Milvinae but molecular phylogenetic studies have shown that such a grouping is polyphyletic for Buteoninae. It is now placed in the subfamily Buteoninae.