Red Kite

Milvus milvus (Linnaeus, 1758)

1.1 kgWeight

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.

Busiest months: October · Most records: Spain, United Kingdom, Switzerland

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: October · Most records: Spain, United Kingdom, Switzerland

Red Kite has been recorded at 694 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 41 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

LindusSpain7,448 records
Amwell HMWT NRUnited Kingdom4,183 records
El Oso – Laguna y entornoSpain2,454 records

More places

Otmoor RSPB ReserveUnited Kingdom2,448 records
Rutland WaterUnited Kingdom2,240 records
Balsa de Zolina/EzkorizSpain2,144 records
Titchwell Marsh RSPB ReserveUnited Kingdom1,758 records
Lagunas de Villafáfila RNat – ÁreaSpain1,595 records
Sureste PNat – Soto de las JuntasSpain1,553 records
Embalse de Pedrezuela – Guadalix de la SierraSpain1,537 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Spain United Kingdom Switzerland Germany Portugal Sweden Czechia Slovakia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

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.

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