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Black Kite - Milvus migrans - Zwarte Wouw
North-Africa, Europe, Asia, Indonesia and Australia.
The following 5 subspecies are being recognized:
Milvus migrans migrans - Northwest-Africa and Europe to Southcentral-Asia. Winters to South-Africa;
Milvus migrans lineatus - Siberia to Japan, Indochina and India. Winters to South- and Southeast-Asia;
Milvus migrans govinda - Indian subcontinent to Indochina and Malay Peninsula;
Milvus migrans formosanus - Taiwan and Hainan (off Southeast-China);
Milvus migrans affinis - Sulawesi to Moluccas, New Guinea, Solomons and Australia.
Of this species there are also Zoo Photo's available.