Red Kite
Milvus milvus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusMilvus (Milvus Kites)
- SpeciesMilvus milvus (Red Kite)
Closest Relatives at Doñana National Park
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Western Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Griffon Vulture
Gyps fulvus
Short-toed Eagle
Circaetus gallicus
Adalbert's Eagle
Aquila adalberti
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Rueppell's Vulture
Gyps rueppellii
Cinereous Vulture
Aegypius monachus
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 10 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 11 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 12 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 13 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 14 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 15 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 16 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 17 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 18 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 19 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 20 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red Kite in Doñana National Park?
About 21% of visitor-days record a Red Kite sighting in Doñana National Park, based on 648 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red Kite in Doñana National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Red Kite in Doñana National Park in our monthly data.