Red kite: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the red kite lives – recorded in 22 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Milvus milvus
Group	Birds of prey
Found in	22 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Mass	63 g (birth weight); 1.01 kg (male organism, adult weight); 1.23 kg (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Accipitriformes
Family	Accipitridae

Where does the red kite live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the red kite in 22 countries and territories across Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, Burkina Faso. In United Kingdom it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a red kite?

Wikidata records the following for the red kite: mass 63 g (birth weight); 1.01 kg (male organism, adult weight); 1.23 kg (female organism, adult weight).

What kind of animal is the red kite?

The red kite (Milvus milvus) is a bird in the order Accipitriformes and the family Accipitridae, genus Milvus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the red kite

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Red kite (revision 1378376020), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q156250 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).