Kite (bird)

Kite (bird)

Kite is a common name for birds of the family Accipitridae.

• Subfamily Elaninae
  • Genus Elanus
    • Black-winged Kite, Elanus caeruleus
    • Black-shouldered Kite, Elanus axillaris
    • White-tailed Kite, Elanus leucurus
    • Letter-winged Kite, Elanus scriptus
  • Genus Chelictinia
    • Scissor-tailed Kite, Chelictinia riocourii
  • Genus Machaerhamphus
    • Bat Hawk, Machaerhamphus alcinus
  • Genus Gampsonyx
    • Pearl Kite, Gampsonyx swainsonii
  • Genus Elanoides
    • Swallow-tailed Kite, Elanoides forficatus
• Subfamily Milvinae
  • Genus Harpagus
    • Double-toothed Kite, Harpagus bidentatus
    • Rufous-thighed Kite, Harpagus diodon
  • Genus Ictinia
    • Mississippi Kite, Ictinia mississippiensis
    • Plumbeous Kite, Ictinia plumbea
  • Genus Rostrhamus
    • Snail Kite, Rostrhamus sociabilis
  • Genus Helicolestes
    • Slender-billed Kite, Helicolestes hamatus - formerly in Rostrhamus
  • Genus Haliastur
    • Whistling Kite, Haliastur sphenurus
    • Brahminy Kite, Haliastur indus
  • Genus Milvus
    • Red Kite, Milvus milvus
      • Cape Verde Kite, Milvus (milvus) fasciicauda - extinct (2000)
    • Black Kite, Milvus migrans
    • Black-eared Kite, Milvus (migrans) lineatus
    • Yellow-billed Kite, Milvus (migrans) aegyptius
  • Genus Lophoictinia
    • Square-tailed Kite, Lophoictinia isura
  • Genus Hamirostra
    • Black-breasted Buzzard, Hamirostra melanosternon

A few of the Perninae are also called kites.

• Grey-headed Kite, Leptodon cayanensis
• White-collared Kite, Leptodon forbesi
• Hook-billed Kite, Chondrohierax uncinatus