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Kite is a common name for birds of the family Accipitridae.〔"kite". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2014. Web. 24 Nov. 2014 Some authors use the terms "hovering kite" and "soaring kite" to distinguish between ''Elanus'' and the milvine kites, respectively. The groups may also be differentiated by size, referring to milvine kites as "large kites", and elanine kites as "small kites". * Subfamily Elaninae * * Genus ''Elanus'' * * * Black-winged kite, ''Elanus caeruleus'' * * * Black-shouldered kite, ''Elanus axillaris'' * * * White-tailed kite, ''Elanus leucurus'' * * * Letter-winged kite, ''Elanus scriptus'' * * Genus ''Chelictinia'' * * * Scissor-tailed kite, ''Chelictinia riocourii'' * * Genus ''Machaerhamphus'' * * * Bat hawk, ''Machaerhamphus alcinus'' * * Genus ''Gampsonyx'' * * * Pearl kite, ''Gampsonyx swainsonii'' * * Genus ''Elanoides'' - often classified in Perninae * * * Swallow-tailed kite, ''Elanoides forficatus'' * Subfamily Milvinae * * Genus ''Harpagus'' * * * Double-toothed kite, ''Harpagus bidentatus'' * * * Rufous-thighed kite, ''Harpagus diodon'' * * Genus ''Ictinia'' – possibly belongs in Buteoninae * * * Mississippi kite, ''Ictinia mississippiensis'' * * * Plumbeous kite, ''Ictinia plumbea'' * * Genus ''Rostrhamus'' – possibly belongs in Buteoninae * * * Snail kite, ''Rostrhamus sociabilis'' * * Genus ''Helicolestes'' * * * Slender-billed kite, ''Helicolestes hamatus'' - formerly in ''Rostrhamus'' * * Genus ''Haliastur'' * * * Whistling kite, ''Haliastur sphenurus'' * * * Brahminy kite, ''Haliastur indus'' * * Genus ''Milvus'' * * * Red kite, ''Milvus milvus'' * * * * Cape Verde kite, ''Milvus (milvus) fasciicauda'' - extinct (2000) * * * Black kite, ''Milvus migrans'' * * * Black-eared kite, ''Milvus (migrans) lineatus'' * * * Yellow-billed kite, ''Milvus (migrans) aegyptius'' * * Genus ''Lophoictinia'' – possibly belongs in Perninae * * * Square-tailed kite, ''Lophoictinia isura'' * * Genus ''Hamirostra'' – possibly belongs in Perninae * * * Black-breasted buzzard, ''Hamirostra melanosternon'' A few of the Perninae'' ''are also called kites. * Grey-headed kite, ''Leptodon cayanensis'' * White-collared kite, ''Leptodon forbesi'' * Hook-billed kite, ''Chondrohierax uncinatus'' ==In Mythology== Isis is said in Ancient Egyptian mythology to have taken the form of a kite in various situations in order to resurrect the dead.〔"Isis the Goddess." Egyptian Gods. Siteseen Ltd., June 2014. Web. 24 Nov. 2014. 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kite (bird)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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