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Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Virunga National Park
1,180 Verified records at Virunga National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The black kite or fire kite (Milvus migrans) is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors. It is thought to be the world's most abundant species of Accipitridae, although some populations have experienced dramatic declines or fluctuations. Current global population estimates run up to 6.7 million individuals. Unlike others of the group, black kites are opportunistic hunters and are more likely to scavenge. They spend much of their time gliding in thermals in search of food. Their angled wing and distinctive forked tail make them easy to identify. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Black Kite sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 1,180 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

Augur Buzzard
LC

Augur Buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo augur

20–30% · Possible
African Harrier-Hawk
LC

African Harrier-Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Polyboroides typus

10–20% · With luck
African Fish-Eagle
LC

African Fish-Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Haliaeetus vocifer

10–20% · With luck
Long-crested Eagle
LC

Long-crested Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophaetus occipitalis

10–20% · With luck
Palmnut Vulture
LC

Palmnut Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gypohierax angolensis

10–20% · With luck
Mountain Buzzard
NT

Mountain Buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo oreophilus

5–10% · With luck
Bateleur
EN

Bateleur

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Terathopius ecaudatus

5–10% · With luck
White-backed Vulture
CR

White-backed Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gyps africanus

5–10% · With luck
Crowned Eagle
NT

Crowned Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stephanoaetus coronatus

5–10% · Rare
Brown Snake Eagle
LC

Brown Snake Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Circaetus cinereus

<5% · Rare
Banded Snake-Eagle
LC

Banded Snake-Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Circaetus cinerascens

<5% · Rare
Lizard Buzzard
LC

Lizard Buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Kaupifalco monogrammicus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
10–20
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Berenty Reserve 🇲🇬 Madagascar
90–100%
2 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
70–80%
3 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
50–60%
4 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
50–60%
5 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
50–60%
6 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
7 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
8 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
40–50%
9 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
10 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
40–50%
11 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
12 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
30–40%
13 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
14 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
15 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
30–40%
16 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
17 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
30–40%
18 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
19 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
20 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
21 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
22 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
23 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
24 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
20–30%
25 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
20–30%
26 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
20–30%
27 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
28 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
29 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
30 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
31 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
32 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
33 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
34 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
35 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
36 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
37 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
10–20%
38 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
39 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
40 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
10–20%
41 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
42 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
43 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
44 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
45 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
10–20%
46 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
47 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
48 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
49 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
50 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
51 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
52 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
53 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
54 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
55 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
56 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
57 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
58 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
59 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
60 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
61 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
62 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
63 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
5–10%
64 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
65 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
66 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
67 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
68 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
69 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
70 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
71 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
72 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
73 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
74 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
75 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
76 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
77 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
78 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
79 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
80 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
81 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
82 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
83 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
84 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
85 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
86 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
87 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
88 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
89 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
90 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
91 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
92 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
93 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
94 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
95 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
96 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
97 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
98 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
99 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
100 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
101 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
102 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
103 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
Insufficient data
104 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
105 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
106 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
107 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
108 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
109 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
110 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
111 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
112 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
113 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
114 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
115 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
116 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
Insufficient data
117 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
118 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
119 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
120 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
Insufficient data
121 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
Insufficient data
122 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Kite in Virunga National Park?

About 27% of wildlife watchers report a Black Kite sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 1,180 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black Kite in Virunga National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Black Kite in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.

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