Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (45)
- Subspecies (4)
Guy M. Kirwan, Stephen Debus, Eliza R. Wein, Tim S. David, and Jeffrey S. Marks
Version: 1.3 — Published November 15, 2024
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Bangla | শঙ্খ চিল |
Bangla (Bangladesh) | শঙ্খ চিল |
Bangla (India) | শঙ্খচিল |
Bulgarian | Браминска каня |
Catalan | milà capblanc |
Chinese | 栗鳶 |
Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 栗鳶 |
Chinese (SIM) | 栗鸢 |
Croatian | crveno-bijela lunja |
Czech | luňák bělohlavý |
Danish | Brahiminglente |
Dutch | Brahmaanse wouw |
English | Brahminy Kite |
English (United States) | Brahminy Kite |
Estonian | valgepea-purihaugas |
Finnish | bramiinihaukka |
French | Milan sacré |
French (Canada) | Milan sacré |
German | Brahmanenmilan |
Gujarati | ભગવી સમડી |
Icelandic | Bramagleða |
Indonesian | Elang bondol |
Japanese | シロガシラトビ |
Kannada | ಗರುಡ |
Konkani | तांबशी घोण |
Malayalam | കൃഷ്ണപ്പരുന്ത് |
Marathi | सागरी घार |
Nepali (Nepal) | सेतोटाउके चील |
Norwegian | braminglente |
Odia | ଶଙ୍ଖ ଚିଲ |
Persian | کورکور برهمایی |
Polish | kania bramińska |
Portuguese (Portugal) | Milhafre-de-dorso-ruivo |
Punjabi (India) | ਬਾਹਮਣੀ ਇੱਲ |
Russian | Браминский коршун |
Serbian | Bramanska lunja |
Slovak | haja brahmanská |
Spanish | Milano Brahmán |
Spanish (Spain) | Milano brahmán |
Swedish | brahminglada |
Tamil (India) | செம்பருந்து |
Telugu | బంగారు గద్ద |
Thai | เหยี่ยวแดง |
Turkish | Brahman Çaylağı |
Ukrainian | Шуліка королівський |
Revision Notes
Stephen Debus contributed to the Field Identification page. Guy M. Kirwan updated the Systematics page. Eliza R. Wein contributed to the Distribution page and revised the distribution map.
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, 2024
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
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Brahminy Kite
Map last updated 25 May 2024.