Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (21)
- Monotypic
Stephen Debus, Tim S. David, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.1 — Published April 23, 2021
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | milà xiulador |
| Czech | luňák hvízdavý |
| Dutch | Wigstaartwouw |
| English | Whistling Kite |
| English (United States) | Whistling Kite |
| Finnish | viheltäjähaukka |
| French | Milan siffleur |
| French (France) | Milan siffleur |
| German | Keilschwanzmilan |
| Indonesian | Elang siul |
| Japanese | フエフキトビ |
| Norwegian | plystreglente |
| Polish | kania złotawa |
| Russian | Коршун-свистун |
| Serbian | Zviždeća lunja |
| Slovak | haja hvízdavá |
| Spanish | Milano Silbador |
| Spanish (Spain) | Milano silbador |
| Swedish | visselglada |
| Turkish | Islıkçı Çaylak |
| Ukrainian | Шуліка-свистун |
Revision Notes
In this revision, Tim S. David revised the sections that comprise the Systematics page (Geographic Variation, Subspecies, Related Species, Nomenclature, and Fossil History).
Haliastur sphenurus (Vieillot, 1818)
PROTONYM:
Milvus sphenurus
Vieillot, 1818. Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 20, p.564.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Australia = New South Wales.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- HALIASTUR
- sphenurus
- Sphenurus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Whistling Kite
