Neornithes Gadow, 1893 - living birds
   Neognathae Pycraft 1900 see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
     Neoaves Sibley et al. 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
       [Order] Falconiformes Sharpe, 1874
         Family Accipitridae Vieillot, 1816 - secretary bird, osprey, kites, hawks and eagles
           Subfamily Accipitrinae Vieillot, 1816 - hawks, eagles
             Genus Milvus Lacépède, 1799 - black kite
               Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) - black kite
                 1 Milvus migrans migrans (Boddaert, 1783) - black kite
                 2 Milvus migrans lineatus (Gray, 1831)
                 3 Milvus migrans govinda Sykes, 1832
                 4 Milvus migrans formosanus Kuroda, 1920
                 5 Milvus migrans affinis Gould, 1838
                 6 Milvus migrans aegyptius (Gmelin, 1788) - yellow-billed kite
                 7 Milvus migrans parasitus (Daudin, 1800)