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Black Kite (Zwarte Wouw)




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 Nature Photo's available.


Black KiteMilvus migrans migrans
Black Kite
Milvus migrans migrans		 Black KiteMilvus migrans migrans
Black Kite
Milvus migrans migrans
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