Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
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About Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
The red kite is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards, and harriers. The species currently breeds only in Europe, though it formerly also bred in west Asia and northwest Africa. Historically, it was only resident in the milder parts of its range in western Europe and northwestern Africa, whereas all or most red kites in northern mainland Europe wintered to the south and west, some also reaching western Asia, but an increasing number of northern birds now remain in that region year-round. Vagrants have reached north to Finland and south to Palestine, Libya and Gambia.
Visits
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2015-03-31Villa Monroy, Spain
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2015-03-31Trujillo, Spain
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2015-04-01PN de Monfrague, Spain
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2015-04-02Santa Marta Steppe - Yet Another Dirt Road, Spain
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2017-10-27London, England
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2021-09-23Oxford, England
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2021-09-24Oxford, England
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2021-09-25Oxford, England
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2025-01-25Alberca de Loreto, Spain
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2025-03-07La Janda, Spain
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2025-03-11Parque Nacional Tablas Daimiel, Spain
