Kalmar "milvus" kalma ce ta Latin da ke nufin jinsin tsuntsayen ganima a cikin dangin Accipitridae, wanda aka fi sani da kites. Halin ya haɗa da nau'ikan nau'ikan raptors masu matsakaici da yawa waɗanda aka samu a sassa daban-daban na duniya. Mafi sanannun nau'in Milvus shine Red Kite ( Milvus milvus ), wanda ya kasance a Turai da arewacin Afirka.
