Haliastur is a genus of medium-sized diurnal birds of prey. It consists of two species of kites which form part of the subfamily Milvinae; some authorities place these species in the genus Milvus,[2] despite clear differences in behaviour, voice and plumage.[3]
The genus was erected by the English naturalist Prideaux John Selby in 1840 with brahminy kite (Haliastur indus) as the type species.[4] The name of the genus combines the Ancient Greek hali- "sea-" and the Latin astur meaning "hawk".[5]
^"Accipitridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
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^Selby, Prideaux John (1840). A Catalogue of the Generic and Sub-Generic Types of the Class Aves, Birds, Arranged According to the Natural System. Newcastle: T. and J. Hodgson. p. 3.
^Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 185. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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over the Linnean Society of Normandy. He described the bird subspecies Haliastur sphenurus johannae (after his first daughter) and Todiramphus sanctus...
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