Milvus migrans (black kite) | CLASSIFICATION

Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
        
        Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates)
        
        Tetrapoda (tetrapods)
        
        Amniota (amniotes)
        
        Class Reptilia (turtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives)
        
        Class Aves (birds)
        
        Subclass Neognathae (neognath birds)
        
        Infraclass Neoaves (modern birds)
        
        Order Falconiformes (diurnal birds of prey)
        
        Family Accipitridae (eagles, hawks, and kites)
        
        Subfamily Accipitrinae (hawks, eagles, buzzards, vultures, and relatives)
        
        Genus Milvus (black kites)
        
        Species Milvus migrans (black kite)
        
        Subspecies Milvus migrans aegyptius
        
        Subspecies Milvus migrans affinis
        
        Subspecies Milvus migrans formosanus
        
        Subspecies Milvus migrans govinda
        
        Subspecies Milvus migrans lineatus
        
        Subspecies Milvus migrans migrans
        
        Subspecies Milvus migrans parasitus