Red Kite
Milvus milvus
The adult red kite is a graceful raptor of open countryside, woodland edges, pastures, and farmland, especially where it can soar over wide feeding areas. It mainly scavenges carrion but also takes small mammals, birds, worms, and other easy prey. In flight it uses long wings and a deeply forked tail to steer with remarkable precision. A notable fact is that its buoyant, circling flight lets it search large areas while using very little energy.
- Type
- Wing / Fang
- Conservation status
- LC