Red Kite / Milvus milvus LC
- Synonyms Kite, Red or Cape Verde Kite, Common Kite
- Old latin name for bird Falco milvus
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Where to see Red Kite
- Breeding region Eurasia
- Breeding subregion Europe
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Cabo Verde
- Chad
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Estonia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Guernsey
- Holy See
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Moldova
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- Niger
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Palestine, State of
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Western Sahara
- Åland Islands
Red Kite subspecies (2)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milvus milvus fasciicauda | Santo Antão and Santiago (near extinction; nw, sc Cape Verde Is., s Macaronesia, w of w Africa) | - | No |
| Milvus milvus milvus | Europe and nw Africa to the Middle East | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Rooiwou |
| Albanian | Fajkoi i kuq, Huta bishtgërshërë e kuqërreme, Huta bishtgërshërë e kuqërreme |
| Arabic | حدأة حمراء |
| Armenian | [Karmir Tsin ], Կարմիր Ցին |
| Azerbaijani | Qırmızı çalağan |
| Basque | Miru gorria, Milà reial, Miru gorri |
| Belarusian | Чырвоны каршун |
| Breton | Barged ruz, Ar barged ruz |
| Bulgarian | Червена каня |
| Catalan | milà reial |
| Chinese | 赤鸢 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 紅鳶 |
| Cornish | Scowl |
| Croatian | crvena lunja |
| Czech | luňák červený, luòák èervený, Lunák cervený |
| Danish | Rød Glente |
| Dutch | Rode Wouw |
| Esperanto | Ruĝa milvo |
| Estonian | puna-harksaba |
| Faroese | Glenta, Reyðgleða |
| Finnish | isohaarahaukka |
| French | Milan royal ou M. du Cap-Vert, Milan noir, Milan royal |
| Frisian | Reade glee |
| Galician | Miñato real, Millafre real, Milà reial |
| Georgian | წითელი ძერა, ან ბორა |
| German | Rotmilan |
| Greek | Ψαλιδιάρης |
| Hebrew | דיה אדומה |
| Hungarian | vörös kánya |
| Icelandic | Svölugleða |
| Irish | Cúr Rua |
| Italian | Nibbio reale |
| Japanese | アカトビ |
| Latvian | Sarkanā klija, sarkanā klīja |
| Lithuanian | rudasis peslys |
| Luxembourgish | Roude Schéierschwanz |
| Macedonian | Црвена (Рѓеста) луња, црвена луња |
| Maltese | Astun Ahmar, Astun Aħmar |
| Manx | Famman mooar |
| Northern Sami | Stuorrasuorrehávut |
| Norwegian | glente, rødglente |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Glente |
| Persian | کورکور حنایی |
| Polish | kania ruda (kania rdzawa), kania ruda, Kania rdzawa |
| Portuguese | Milhafre-preto, Milhano, milhafre real, milhafre-real |
| Romanian | Gaie roşie, Gaie roșie |
| Romansh | Milan cotschen |
| Russian | Красный коршун, Коршун красный |
| Serbian | Ridja lunja, Риђа лунја, crvenkasta lunja, Riđa lunja |
| Slovak | haja červená |
| Slovenian | rjavi škarnik, rjavi škarjek |
| Spanish | Milano real |
| Swedish | röd glada, Glada |
| Turkish | Kırmızı çaylak, kyzyl çaylak, Kızıl Çaylak |
| Ukrainian | шуліка рудий, Рудий шуліка, Руда шуліка |
| Welsh | Barcutan, Barcut, Barcud coch, Barcud, Boda gwennol |