Species fact sheet by Global Register of Migratory Species - www.groms.de

Milvus milvus (Linnaeus, 1758) Family: Accipitridae Order: Falconiformes Back
Red kite Rotmilan Milan royal Milano real
CMS App II Redlist 2000 (Criteria) NL CITES II (Europe: SPEC 4 threat status S)
Migration: partial intercontinental

Milvus milvus

Mainly migratory in N and C Europe, although increasing tendency to winter in these areas, including S Sweden. Populations in S of range and Wales sedentary with varying degree of dispersal of juveniles. The vast majority of migrants winter in S France and especially Iberian Peninsula, passing over W Pyrenees, where 10,300 birds recorded on autumn migration in 1989.
(del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1994) - www.hbw.com )

Regions: Europe, North Africa, North Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, West & Central Asia
Recommended link: http://www.hawk-conservancy.org/priors/redkite.htm
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Explanatory notes
(Last update: 05.08.02 by E.Heuel)

Populations