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Black Kite

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q80362
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Summary

Black Kite is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.47% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,136 views/month, #924 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Milvus[5]
  • Taxon name: Milvus migrans[6]
  • Commons category: Milvus migrans[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Milvus migrans[8]
  • Commons gallery: Milvus migrans[9]
  • External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/2c04922c-82dd-4718-ab22-c9772408de9c[10]
  • Short name: M. migrans[11]
  • Taxon common name: Milano negro[12], Schwarzmilan[13], Black Kite[14], milà negre[15], luňák hnědý[16], must-harksaba[17], Svartglente[18], Чёрный коршун[19], トビ[20], Sort Glente[21], haarahaukka[22], barcud du[23], barna kánya[24], kania czarna[25]
  • Wingspan: 1.52 m[26]
  • Mass: 56 g[27], 828 g[28]

Body

Identifiers

Black Kite's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 52810[29]. Black Kite's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5229167[30]. Black Kite's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175469[31].

Why It Matters

Black Kite has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . Flight speeds among bird species: allometric and phylogenetic effects. wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16w ago · Nikola Tulechki · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wingspan → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1.52'}
    Mass → {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+56'}, {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+828'}
    Aliases → —
    Status in the red list of threatened species in the czech republic → critically endangered
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Regional conservation status: Vulnerable, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259821|batch #259821]]"
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