Red Kite

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q156250
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Summary

Red Kite is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.36% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,355 views/month, #701 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Naturparktier des Jahres[3], Bird of the Year[4]
  • Taxon rank: species[5]
  • Parent taxon: Milvus[6]
  • Taxon name: Milvus milvus[7]
  • Commons category: Milvus milvus[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Milvus milvus[9]
  • Commons gallery: Milvus milvus[10]
  • External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/2c04922c-82dd-4718-ab22-c9772408de9c[11]
  • Described by source: Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[12]
  • Original combination: Falco milvus[13]
  • Short name: M. milvus[14]
  • Taxon common name: barcud coch[15], Red Kite[16], Rotmilan[17], Milano real[18], milà reial[19], luňák červený[20], puna-harksaba[21], Glenttre[22], Красный коршун[23], アカトビ[24], Rød Glente[25], isohaarahaukka[26], vörös kánya[27], Milaneta[28]

Body

Identifiers

Red Kite's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 43518[29]. Red Kite's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5229168[30]. Red Kite's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175470[31].

Why It Matters

Red Kite has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

What awards did Red Kite receive?

Honors received include Naturparktier des Jahres[3] and Bird of the Year[4].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . naturpark-holsteinische-schweiz.de. Retrieved . naturpark-holsteinische-schweiz.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . nabu.de. Retrieved . nabu.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · Nikola Tulechki · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wingspan → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1.66'}
    Described by source → Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature
    Mass → {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+63'}, {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+1.012'}, {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+1.232'}
    Egg incubation period → {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+31'}
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Regional conservation status: Critically Endangered, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259821|batch #259821]]"
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