Red Kite
Milvus milvus
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Genus
- Milvus
- eBird Code
- redkit1
Vocalizations
T. Pedro Hafermann · CC0_1_0
Thomas Hirsch · CC0_1_0
René Heinrich · CC0_1_0
Jeremy Barker · CC0_1_0
Subspecies (2)
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Milvus milvus fasciicauda
western Cape Verde Islands (Santo Antão, São Vicente, São Nicolau, Santiago, and Brava); probably extinct on São Vicente, São Nicolau, and Brava and possibly extinct on Santo Antão and Santiago as well
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Milvus milvus milvus
locally in Western Palearctic
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.