Milvus milvus fasciicauda Hartert, 1914: 89
Cape Verde kite
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: 1897-1924 (Johnson et al., 2005)
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution
Cape Verde Islands
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Hartert, E. (1914). Milvus Milvus Fasciicauda subsp. n. Bull. Brit. Ornithol. Club 33: 89-91.
Other references:
Bannerman, D. A. and Bannerman, W. M. (1968). History of the birds of the Cape Verde Islands. Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd.
BirdLife International. (2013). Milvus milvus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 05 July 2015.
BirdLife International. (2020). Milvus milvus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T22695072A181651010. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22695072A181651010.en. Accessed on 30 October 2022.
Carter, I. (2007). The Red Kite. Chelmsford, Essex: Alequin Press.
Furgeson-Lees, J. and Christie, D. A. (2001). Raptors of the World. London: Christopher Helm.
Hazevoet, C. J. (1995). The birds of the Cape Verde Islands. British Ornithologists' Union, Tring, U.K.
Hille, Sabine M. (1998). Zur Situation der Milane Milvus milvus fasciicauda (Hartert, 1914) und Milvus m. migrans (Boddaert, 1783) auf den Kapverdischen Inseln / Status of the Kites Milvus milvus fasciicauda (Hartert, 1914) and Milvus m. migrans (Boddaert, 1783) on the Cape Verde Islands Journal für Ornithologie 139: 73-75. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01651319
Hille, Sabine M. and Collar, Nigel J. (2009). The taxonomic and conservation status of Milvus kites in the Cape Verde archipelago: further (and final?) reflections. Bull. B.O.C. 129(4): 217-221.
Hille, S. and Thiollay, J. M. (2000). The imminent extinction of the Kites Milvus milvus fasciicauda and Milvus m. migrans on the Cape Verde Islands . Bird Conservation International 10: 361-369.
Hume Julian Pender and Walters, Michael. (2012). Extinct birds. London: T & AD Poyser. 544 pp.
Johnson, Jeff A., Watson, R. T., Mindell, D. P. (2005). Prioritizing species conservation: does the Cape Verde Kite exist? Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B 272(7): 1365-1371.
Matthews, Thomas J. et al. (2022). Threatened and extinct island endemic birds of the world: Distribution, threats and functional diversity. Journal of Biogeography. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14474
Ortlieb, H. (1988). Milvus milvus fasciicauda in danger of extinction? Newsl. World Working Group Birds Prey Owls 8: 12.
Sangster, G. (2000). Taxonomic stability and avian extinctions. Conserv. Biol. 14: 579-581.
Sangster, G., van den Berg, A. B, van Loon, A. J. and Roselaar, C. S. (2003). Dutch avifaunal list: taxonomic changes in 1999–2003. Ardea. 91: 279-286.
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