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Red kite x black kite

Milvus milvus x migrans

Status not recordedbirds of prey

The red kite x black kite (Milvus milvus x migrans) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Sweden.

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Quick facts about the red kite x black kite

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the red kite x black kite live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The red kite x black kite is listed for 1 country.

Sweden
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Sweden

Is the red kite x black kite endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the red kite x black kite classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAccipitriformes
  5. familyAccipitridae
  6. genusMilvus
  7. SpeciesMilvus milvus x migrans
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • röd glada x brun gladaSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the red kite x black kite

Other species in the same genus Milvus.

LC, Least Concern
Black kite (Milvus migrans)

Black kite

Milvus migrans

Accipitridae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the red kite x black kite live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the red kite x black kite for 1 country: Sweden. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the red kite x black kite?

The red kite x black kite (Milvus milvus x migrans) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Red kite x black kite (Milvus milvus x migrans). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-kite-x-black-kite

MLA

“Red kite x black kite (Milvus milvus x migrans).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-kite-x-black-kite.

BibTeX
@misc{red_kite_x_black_kite_2026,
  title = {Red kite x black kite (Milvus milvus x migrans)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-kite-x-black-kite},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}