Adults have black breast-streaks whereas on juveniles these are pale. At signs of danger, a mother Red Kite will signal the young who will ‘play dead’ to the extent that a fox will believe them to be dead and leave them, thinking it can return to eat them later.Īdult Red Kite birds differ from juvenile Red Kite birds in a number of characteristics: Adults are overall more deeply brownish red, compared with the more washed out color of juveniles. The Red Kite bird call is a thin piping, similar to but less mewling than the Common Buzzard. Male and female are similar, however, juveniles have a brownish yellow breast and belly.
The white primary flight feathers contrast with the black wing tips and dark secondary feathers. Their body, upper tail and wing coverts are tinged with red. The Red Kite bird is an elegant bird which soars with long wings held at a dihedral (upward angle from horizontal in a fixed-wing aircraft or bird wing from root to tip), and long forked tail twisting as it changes direction. The Red Kite is 61 – 72 centimetres (24 – 28 inches) long with a 175 – 200 centimetres (69 – 79 inches) wingspan. It is a rare species which is resident in the milder parts of its range, however, birds from northern and central Europe winter further south and west. The Red Kite is endemic to the Western Palearctic region. The Red Kite bird (Milvus milvus) is a medium to large bird of prey which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards and harriers.
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