Problem of Identification of Eurasian Subspecies of the Black Kite and Records of the Pariah Kite in Southern Siberia, Russia

The article analyzes identification signs of 3 Eurasian subspecies of a Black Kite ( Milvus migrans ) – European Black Kite M. m. migrans , Siberian Black Kite or Black-Eared Kite M. migrans lineatus and Pariah Kite M . migrans govinda , discusses the distribution of subspecies, intergradations zones, variation of signs and validity of the belonging of birds to a particular subspecies in a number of characteristics. The article gives the first convincing evidences of govinda presence in lineatus breeding range in Southern Siberia. The hypothesis has been stated about introduction of phenotypic characteristics strange for lineatus into its Siberian populations not from migrans , but from govinda .