Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (35)
- Subspecies (4)
Stephen Debus, Tim S. David, Jeffrey S. Marks, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.2 — Published October 1, 2021
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bangla | শঙ্খ চিল |
| Bulgarian | Браминска каня |
| Catalan | milà capblanc |
| Chinese | 栗鳶 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 栗鳶 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 栗鸢 |
| Czech | luňák bělohlavý |
| Danish | Brahiminglente |
| Dutch | Brahmaanse Wouw |
| English | Brahminy Kite |
| English (United States) | Brahminy Kite |
| Finnish | bramiinihaukka |
| French | Milan sacré |
| French (France) | Milan sacré |
| German | Brahmanenmilan |
| Icelandic | Bramagleða |
| Indonesian | Elang bondol |
| Japanese | シロガシラトビ |
| Kannada | ಗರುಡ |
| Malayalam | കൃഷ്ണപ്പരുന്ത് |
| Marathi | सागरी घार |
| Norwegian | braminglente |
| Odia | ଶଙ୍ଖ ଚିଲ |
| Persian | کورکور برهمایی |
| Polish | kania bramińska |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Milhafre-de-dorso-ruivo |
| Russian | Браминский коршун |
| Serbian | Bramanska lunja |
| Slovak | haja brahmanská |
| Spanish | Milano Brahmán |
| Spanish (Spain) | Milano brahmán |
| Swedish | brahminglada |
| Thai | เหยี่ยวแดง |
| Turkish | Brahman Çaylağı |
| Ukrainian | Шуліка королівський |
Revision Notes
In this partial revision, Chuenchom Hansasuta revised the "Appearance" page, and Peter Pyle edited the "Appearance" page.
Haliastur indus (Boddaert, 1783)
PROTONYM:
Falco Indus
Boddaert, 1783. Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton, p.25.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Pondicherry, India, ex Daubenton.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- HALIASTUR
- indus
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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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