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Black Kite Milvus migrans   [Boddaert, 1783]
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Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae
BTO Codes: KB , BLAKI EURING No: 2380
Number in Britain: 7 records/year
Conservation Status:
UK: Unlisted
European: 3 Concern, most not in Europe; Vulnerable
Global: Least Concern
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Status in UK: (A)  Scarce Visitor
Subspecies: migrans recorded in Britain (of 7 subsp. in the world)
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Length: 58 cm Wingspan: 170 cm Weight: M/F: 820 g    
Scientific name from: L.: milvus=a kite and L.: migrare=to migrate
World Distribution: BREEDS: Most of Europe, Asia, Africa & Australia, WINTERS: s Eurasia to s Africa & Australia
Habitat: Open wood, savanna, steppe, human habitation
Diet: Scavenger on carrion, scraps, will take small live prey, often steals food
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Records and Distribution
First Record: 1684 (Sibbald, R. 1684. Scotia illustrata sive prodromus historiae naturalis)
Total Number of Records (1958-2004): 340 Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in: April to June
Most Recent County Records:
   Scotland: Argyll (1997), Ayrshire (1994), Dumfries & Galloway (1997), Highland (2004), Lothian (1995), Moray & Nairn (1974), Northeast (1979), Outer Hebrides (2002), Orkney (1999), Shetland (1997),
   North-east England: Cleveland (2000), Durham , Northumberland (1995), East Yorkshire (2004), North Yorkshire (2002), South Yorkshire (1997), West Yorkshire (1989),
   North-west England: Cheshire , Cumbria , Lancashire (1999),
   English Midlands: Derbyshire (2000), Northamptonshire (2000), Nottinghamshire (2000), Staffordshire (1991), West Midlands (2004), Worcestershire (1986),
   Eastern England: Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire (2003), Essex (2004), Hertfordshire (1994), Lincolnshire , Norfolk (2003), Suffolk (2003),
   South-east England: Berkshire (2001), Buckinghamshire (2003), Hampshire (2003), Isle of Wight (2000), Kent (2004), Greater London (2004), Oxfordshire (1997), Surrey (2003), East Sussex (2004), West Sussex (1998),
   South-west England: Cornwall (2003), Devon (2001), Dorset (2004), Gloucestershire , Somerset (1995), Wiltshire (2000), Isles of Scilly (2003),
   Wales: Anglesey (2001), Glamorgan (2003), Gwynedd (1995), Gwent (2002), Pembrokeshire (2003), Powys (1985),
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Other Names
Gaelic: Welsh: Barcud Du
Danish: Sort glente Dutch: Zwarte wouw
Finnish: Haarahaukka French: Milan noir
German: Schwarzmilan Hungarian: Barna kánya
Icelandic: Vatnagleđa Irish: Cúr Dubh
Italian: Nibbio bruno Norwegian: Svartglente
Polish: Kania czarna Portuguese: Milhafre-preto
Spanish: Milano negro Swedish: Brunglada
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These data should be cited as:
Robinson, R.A. (2005) BirdFacts: profiles of birds occurring in Britain & Ireland (v1.21, Jun 2008). BTO Research Report 407, BTO, Thetford (http://www.bto.org/birdfacts)

 

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