{"id":25413,"date":"2012-11-05T14:32:17","date_gmt":"2012-11-05T13:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/large-landbirds\/black-kite-milvus-migrans\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:14:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:14:51","slug":"black-kite-milvus-migrans","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/large-landbirds\/black-kite-milvus-migrans\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Kite Milvus migrans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Black Kite (Milvus migrans) is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards and harriers. This kite is a widespread species throughout the temperate and tropical parts of Eurasia and parts of Australasia, and is migratory, moving to the tropics in winter.<\/p>\n<p>Factsheet: Black Kite\u00a0<i>Milvus\u00a0migrans<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-285-25413\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2114\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-kite-milvus-migrans\/black-kite-milvus-migrans-9.jpg\" title=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) at Rhine Delta, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) at Rhine Delta, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) (09)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-kite-milvus-migrans\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-kite-milvus-migrans-9.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Black Kite (Milvus migrans) (09)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2113\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-kite-milvus-migrans\/black-kite-milvus-migrans-8.jpg\" title=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) (08)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-kite-milvus-migrans\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-kite-milvus-migrans-8.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Black Kite (Milvus migrans) (08)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2112\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-kite-milvus-migrans\/black-kite-milvus-migrans-7.jpg\" title=\"Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria (14 Jun 2009)\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria (14 Jun 2009)\" alt=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) (07)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-kite-milvus-migrans\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-kite-milvus-migrans-7.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Black Kite (Milvus migrans) (07)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2111\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-kite-milvus-migrans\/black-kite-milvus-migrans-6.jpg\" title=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) (06)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-kite-milvus-migrans\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-kite-milvus-migrans-6.jpg\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Black Kite (Milvus migrans) (06)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2110\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-kite-milvus-migrans\/black-kite-milvus-migrans-5.jpg\" title=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) (05)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-kite-milvus-migrans\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-kite-milvus-migrans-5.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Black Kite (Milvus migrans) (05)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2109\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-kite-milvus-migrans\/black-kite-milvus-migrans-4.jpg\" title=\"Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria (14 Jun 2009)\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria (14 Jun 2009)\" alt=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) (04)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-kite-milvus-migrans\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-kite-milvus-migrans-4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Black Kite (Milvus migrans) (04)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2108\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-kite-milvus-migrans\/black-kite-milvus-migrans-3.jpg\" title=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) (03)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-kite-milvus-migrans\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-kite-milvus-migrans-3.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Black Kite (Milvus migrans) (03)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2107\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-kite-milvus-migrans\/black-kite-milvus-migrans-2.jpg\" title=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) (02)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-kite-milvus-migrans\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-kite-milvus-migrans-2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Black Kite (Milvus migrans) (02)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2106\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-kite-milvus-migrans\/black-kite-milvus-migrans-14.jpg\" title=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) at Rhine Delta, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) at Rhine Delta, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-kite-milvus-migrans\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-kite-milvus-migrans-14.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Black Kite (Milvus migrans) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2105\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-kite-milvus-migrans\/black-kite-milvus-migrans-13.jpg\" title=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) at Rhine Delta, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) at Rhine Delta, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-kite-milvus-migrans\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-kite-milvus-migrans-13.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Black Kite (Milvus migrans) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2104\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-kite-milvus-migrans\/black-kite-milvus-migrans-12.jpg\" title=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) at Rhine Delta, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) at Rhine Delta, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-kite-milvus-migrans\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-kite-milvus-migrans-12.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Black Kite (Milvus migrans) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2103\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-kite-milvus-migrans\/black-kite-milvus-migrans-11.jpg\" title=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) at Rhine Delta, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) at Rhine Delta, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-kite-milvus-migrans\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-kite-milvus-migrans-11.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Black Kite (Milvus migrans) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2102\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-kite-milvus-migrans\/black-kite-milvus-migrans-10.jpg\" title=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) at Rhine Delta, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) at Rhine Delta, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-kite-milvus-migrans\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-kite-milvus-migrans-10.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Black Kite (Milvus migrans) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2101\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-kite-milvus-migrans\/black-kite-milvus-migrans-1.jpg\" title=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Black Kite (Milvus migrans) (01)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/black-kite-milvus-migrans\/thumbs\/thumbs_black-kite-milvus-migrans-1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Black Kite (Milvus migrans) (01)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t<!-- Pagination -->\n \t<div class=\"ngg-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Black Kite (Milvus migrans) is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards and harriers. This kite is a widespread species throughout the temperate and tropical parts of Eurasia and parts of Australasia, and is migratory, moving to the tropics in winter. 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