AI overview
A red kite is a large bird of prey found in parts of Europe and Asia, recognized by its distinctive reddish-brown plumage and forked tail. The species matters because it nearly went extinct in Britain but has been successfully brought back through dedicated conservation efforts, making it an important symbol of wildlife recovery.
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Species
Least Concernred kite
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderFalconiformes
- FamilyAccipitridae
Habitatfreshwater
via IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Milvus
- Award
- Bird of the Year
- Mass
- +1.232
Article
Red Kite at Bwlch Nant yr Arian, Wales, a local feeding ground.
The red kite (Milvus milvus) 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 Israel, Libya and the Gambia.