Haliastur

Taxobox
name = "Haliastur"


image_caption = Whistling Kite "(Haliastur sphenurus)"
image_width = 250px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Falconiformes
familia = Accipitridae
genus = "Haliastur"
genus_authority = Selby, 1840
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "H. indus
"H. sphenurus"

Haliastur is a genus of medium-sized diurnal birds of prey. The group consists of two species of kite which form part of the subfamily Milvinae; some authorities place these species in the genus "Milvus", [cite book | last = Slater | first = Peter | coauthors = Pat Slater, Raoul Slater | title = The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds | year = 1986 | publisher = Reed New Holland | location = Sydney | isbn = 1877069000 ] despite clear differences in behaviour, voice and plumage. [cite book |editor= Josep del Hoyo|others= Andrew Elliott, Jordi Sargatal |title=Handbook of the Birds of the World, volume 2 |year= 1994 |publisher= Lynx Edicions |location= Barcelona |isbn =8487334156]

pecies list

Both of the species found in this genus are large for kites; both are relatively small-headed and have rounded tail tips. [cite book | last = Ferguson-Lees | first = James | coauthors = David A. Christie | title = Raptors of the World | year = 2001 | publisher = Christopher Helm | location = London | isbn = 0713680261 ]

*Brahminy Kite, "Haliastur indus"
*Whistling Kite, "Haliastur sphenurus"

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