After Olson & Hilgartner, 1982, Olson, 1985, Feduccia, 1980, 1996, Sibley & Monroe, 1990, and Peterson, 2002-2004, with Finnish vernacular names from Lokki, Jännes & Nikander, 1992

<==o Milvinae (Milvine Kites; haarahaukat)
   |--o Milvus Lacépède, 1799 (haarahaukat)
   |  |--o M. milvus (Linnaeus, 1758) (isohaarahaukka)
   |  |  |-- M. m. milvus (Red Kite)
   |  |  `-- M. m. fasciicauda (Cape Verde Kite)
   |  |--o M. migrans (Boddaert, 1783) (haarahaukka)
   |  |  |-- M. m. migrans (Black Kite)
   |  |  `-- M. m. aegyptius (Yellow-billed Kite)
   |  `-- M. lineatus (J.E. Gray, 1831) (Black-eared Kite)
   `--o Haliastur Selby, 1840 (bramiinihaukat)
      |-- H. sphenurus (Vieillot, 1818) (viheltäjähaukka)
      `-- H. indus (Boddaert, 1783) (bramiinihaukka)

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