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<p> <em>Milvus milvus</em> (Linnaeus, 1758)</p>

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  • Red Kite

  • Milvus milvus (Linnaeus, 1758)

  • Accipitridae

  • The red kite is a bird of prey with a long and markedly bifurcated tail, reddish brown on its dorsal surface, long and arched wings with white spots on it ventral surface and a greyish head contrasting with the light brown found in the rest of the body. It can grow to be 72 cm long and have 165 cm span.

  • Douro Internacional Nature Park

    Tejo Internacional Nature Park

    Albufeira do Azibo Protected Landscape

  • Norte

    Centro

  • Critically Endangered (resident population) | Vulnerable (visiting pop.)

  • The red kite is a forest bird which inhabits areas with smooth relief (plains and plateaus) with agro-forestry-pastoral use, such as relatively open cork oak plantations, thickets close to marshes and agricultural areas.  

  • All year long

  • The red kite is a predator and a scavenger, feeding on small animals (micro mammals, birds, fish and invertebrates), dead animals and human waste.

  • The Portuguese populations is estimated to be 50 and 100 nesting pairs and 2000 to 5000 wintering individuals.