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Red Kite
Milvus milvus (Linnaeus, C 1758)
The red kite is a medium-large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards, and harriers. The species currently breeds in the Western Palearctic region of Europe and northwest Africa, though it formerly also occurred in northern Iran. It is resident in the milder parts of its range in western Europe and northwest Africa, but birds from northeastern and Central Europe winter further south and west, reaching south to Turkey. Vagrants have reached north to Finland and south to Israel, Libya and Gambia. Source: Wikipedia
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Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Milvus
Scientific:
Milvus milvus
Classification
Order:Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Milvus
Scientific:
Milvus milvus
Original description
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.89
Protonym:
Falco Milvus
Type locality:
Europe, Asia, Africa; restricted to Sweden by Linnaeus, 1761, Fauna Svecica, ed. 2, p. 20.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/106/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
4E76C8C0085794FE
Avibase ID:
avibase-4E76C8C0
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/4E76C8C0
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175470
English:
Red Kite
French:
Milan royal
Croatian:
Crvena lunja
Japanese (romaji):
akatobi
Lithuanian:
Rudasis peslys
Portuguese:
Milhafre-real
Chinese:
赤鸢
Chinese (Traditional):
紅鳶
Red Kite
French:
Milan royal
Croatian:
Crvena lunja
Japanese (romaji):
akatobi
Lithuanian:
Rudasis peslys
Portuguese:
Milhafre-real
Chinese:
赤鸢
Chinese (Traditional):
紅鳶
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Red Kite ( Milvus milvus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Red Kite ( Milvus milvus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Red Kite ( Milvus milvus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Red Kite ( Milvus milvus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Red Kite ( Milvus milvus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Red Kite ( Milvus milvus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Red Kite ( Milvus milvus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Red Kite ( Milvus milvus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Red Kite ( Milvus milvus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Red Kite ( Milvus milvus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Red Kite ( Milvus milvus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Red Kite (Red) ( Milvus milvus milvus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Red Kite (Red) ( Milvus milvus milvus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Red Kite (Red) ( Milvus milvus milvus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Red Kite (Red) ( Milvus milvus milvus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Red Kite (Red) ( Milvus milvus milvus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Red Kite (Red) ( Milvus milvus milvus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Red Kite (Red) ( Milvus milvus milvus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Red Kite (Red) ( Milvus milvus milvus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Red Kite (Red) ( Milvus milvus milvus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Red Kite (Red) ( Milvus milvus milvus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Red Kite (Red) ( Milvus milvus milvus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Red Kite (Red) ( Milvus milvus milvus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Red Kite (Red) ( Milvus milvus milvus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Red Kite (Red) ( Milvus milvus milvus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Red Kite ( Milvus milvus) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Milvus milvus milvus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Milvus [milvus or fasciicauda]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Arabic: حدأة حمراء (حمراء)
Asturian: Milán del Rau Forcau, Milán Rauforcau, Milán real (milvus)
Azerbaijani: Qırmızı çalağan, Qırmızı çalağan (milvus yarımnövü)
Bashkir: ҡыҙыл төйлөгән
Belarusian: Каршун чырвоны, Чырвоны каршун
Bulgarian: Червена каня, Червена каня (ssp. milvus)
Bengali: রার চচর
Bengali (transliteration): lāla cila
Breton: Ar barged ruz
Catalan: Milà reial, Milà reial (milvus)
Catalan (Balears): Milà reial
Montenegrin: crvena lunja, црвена луња
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): црвена луња
Czech: Lunák cervený, Luňák červený, luňák červený (ssp. milvus), luňák červený evropský
Chuvash: хĕрлĕ хĕрен
Welsh: Barcud coch, Barcut, Barcutan, Boda gwennol
Danish: Rød Glente, Rød Glente (milvus), Rød Glente (ssp. milvus)
German: Rotmilan, Rotmilan (milvus), Rotmilanmilvus
Greek: Ψαλιδιάρης, Ψαλιδιάρης (milvus)
Greek (Cypriot): Ψαλιδιάρης
English: European Red Kite, Red kite, Red Kite (Red)
English, HBW: Red Kite (Red)
English (IOC): Red Kite (Red)
English (United States): Red Kite (Red)
Esperanto: Rufa milvo, Ruĝa milvo
Spanish: Milano Real, Milano Real (milvus), Milano Real (real)
Spanish (Spain): Milano Real, Milano Real (milvus), Milano real (real)
Spanish (HBW): Red Kite (Red)
Estonian: Puna-harksaba
Basque: Milà reial, Miru gorria, Miru gorria (milvus)
Persian: کورکور حنایی, کورکور حنایی (milvus)
Finnish: Isohaarahaukka, isohaarahaukka (milvus)
Faroese: Glenta, Reyðgleða
French: Milan noir, Milan royal, Milan royal (milvus), Milan royal (nominal)
Friulian: nibli
Irish: Cúr Rua
Gaelic: Clamhan Gabhlach, Clamhan Gobhlach, Croman Lachaidh
Galician: Milà reial, Millafre real, Miñato real (milvus)
Hebrew: דיה אדומה, דיה אדומה (אירופית)
Croatian: Crvena lunja
Hungarian: Vörös kánya, Vörös kánya (Vörös)
Armenian: [Karmir Tsin ], Կարմիր Ցին, Կարմիր ցին (Սովորական)
Icelandic: Svölugleða, Svölugleða (milvus)
Italian: Nibbio reale, Nibbio reale (milvus)
Japanese (romaji): akatobi, akatobi (milvus)
Japanese: アカトビ, アカトビ (milvus), アカトビ（milvus）
Georgian: ან ბორა, წითელი ძერა
Kabardian: къашыргъэ плъыжь, къашыргъэплъыфэ
Mongolian, Halh: элээ
Kazakh: қызыл кезқұйрық
Cornish: Scowl
Kirghiz: кызыл айрыкуйрук
Scientific: Accipiter milvus, Falco Milvus, Milvus castaneus, Milvus ictinus, Milvus Linnéi, Milvus milvus, Milvus milvus caucasicus, Milvus milvus harterti, Milvus milvus milvus, Milvus regalis, Milvus regalis, Milvus ruber, Milvus vulgaris
Luxembourgish: Roude Milan , Roude Schéierschwanz
Lithuanian: Rudasis peslys, Rudasis peslys (milvus)
Latvian: Sarkanā klija, Sarkanā klija (milvus)
Macedonian: Црвена (Рѓеста) луња
Mongolian: элээ
Moldavian: Gaie roșie
Maltese: Astun Aħmar
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): элээ
Dutch: Rode wouw, Rode Wouw (milvus)
Norwegian: Glente, glente (milvus)
Polish: Kania rdzawa, kania ruda, kania ruda (kania rdzawa), kania ruda (milvus), kania ruda (ssp. milvus)
Portuguese: milhafre real, Milhafre-real, Milhano
Portuguese (Portugal): Milhafre-real, Milhafre-real (milvus)
Romansh: Milan cotschen
Romanian: Gaie roşie
Russian: Коршун красный, Красный коршун, Красный коршун (milvus), Красный коршун (подвид milvus)
Yakut: кыһыл элиэ
Slovak: Haja červená, haja červená (skup.)
Slovenian: rjavi škarjek, rjavi škarnik, Rjavi škarnik (milvus)
Albanian: Huta bishtgërshërë e kuqërreme
Serbian: crvenkasta lunja, Riđa lunja (milvus), Ridja lunja, Риђа лунја
Swedish: Glada, Röd glada, röd glada (milvus)
Tajik: калхоти сурх
Turkmen: gyzyl çaýkel
Turkish: Kırmızı çaylak, Kızıl Çaylak, Kızıl Çaylak (milvus), kyzyl çaylak
Tatar: кызыл тилгән
Tuvinian: кызыл дээлдиген
Ukrainian: Руда шуліка, Рудий шуліка, Шуліка рудий , Шуліка рудий (п/в milvus)
Uzbek: қизил калхат
Kalmyk: улан элә
Chinese: 赤鸢
Chinese (Traditional): 紅鳶
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