Bird
Black Kite
Milvus migrans · Accipitridae · Accipitriformes
Best monthsApr–Junmost records
Records2,759,937in 144 countries
Most seen inIndia843,152 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Black Kite in brief
The black kite (Milvus migrans) is a bird of the Accipitridae family — species of bird.
Across the 144 countries we cover it has 2,759,937 published records, most of them from India, France and Spain. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in April, May and June.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
India843,152 records · best Feb, Jan
France357,593 records · best May, Apr
Spain321,294 records · best Apr, May
Australia299,440 records · best Jul, Aug
Georgia76,347 records · best Sep, Oct
Russia71,718 records · best May, Apr
Taiwan66,640 records · best Dec, Oct
Japan64,977 records · best Feb, Jan
Germany61,021 records · best May, Apr
South Africa56,345 records · best Oct, Nov
Israel53,585 records · best Mar, Sep
Portugal52,732 records · best May, Apr
Sweden51,985 records · best May, Sep
Kenya29,874 records · best Nov, Oct
Nepal28,828 records · best Dec, Nov
Denmark22,497 records · best May, Apr
Switzerland20,100 records · best Apr, May
Uganda16,672 records · best Jul, Dec
Bangladesh15,232 records · best Oct, Dec
China14,116 records · best May, Jun
Ghana11,598 records · best Nov, Mar
Gambia10,821 records · best Jan, Nov
Ethiopia10,071 records · best Nov, Dec
Mongolia9,905 records · best Jun, May
Madagascar9,393 records · best Nov, Oct
Thailand9,175 records · best Jan, Feb
Italy8,753 records · best Apr, May
Belgium8,722 records · best Apr, May
Senegal8,357 records · best Jan, Feb
Tanzania8,037 records · best Feb, Jan
Netherlands7,821 records · best Apr, May
Pakistan7,627 records · best Mar, Oct
Türkiye7,592 records · best Apr, May
Rwanda6,767 records · best Jul, May
Botswana5,639 records · best Nov, Sep
Egypt5,447 records · best Apr, Mar
Ukraine5,105 records · best May, Jun
Morocco4,639 records · best Mar, Apr
Kazakhstan4,558 records · best May, Jun
Austria4,544 records · best May, Apr
Zambia4,002 records · best Oct, Nov
Papua New Guinea3,726 records · best Jul, Aug
Iran3,414 records · best Sep, Oct
Zimbabwe3,407 records · best Nov, Oct
Czechia3,155 records · best Aug, May
Namibia2,975 records · best Nov, Oct
Palestine2,940 records · best Mar, Sep
Greece2,552 records · best May, Sep
Bulgaria2,497 records · best Sep, May
Luxembourg2,361 records · best Apr, Jun
Poland2,333 records · best May, Jul
Vietnam2,143 records · best Dec, Mar
Democratic Republic of the Congo1,953 records · best Oct, Nov
Nigeria1,953 records · best May, Oct
Mozambique1,934 records · best Nov, Dec
São Tomé and Príncipe1,717 records · best Jan, Jun
Kyrgyzstan1,688 records · best Jul, Jun
Cameroon1,604 records · best Mar, Apr
Kuwait1,547 records · best Oct, Sep
Benin1,545 records · best Oct, Nov
Estonia1,463 records · best May, Apr
Saudi Arabia1,430 records · best Oct, Feb
Myanmar1,331 records · best Jan, Nov
Sri Lanka1,327 records · best Feb, Jan
Norway1,228 records · best May, Sep
Finland1,177 records · best May, Jun
Ivory Coast1,134 records · best Mar, May
South Korea1,127 records · best Oct, Jan
Croatia1,107 records · best May, Apr
United Arab Emirates992 records · best Jan, Dec
Azerbaijan901 records · best Nov, Oct
Slovakia848 records · best May, Apr
Algeria753 records · best May, Apr
Jordan728 records · best Mar, Apr
Malawi682 records · best Oct, Nov
Hungary662 records · best May, Jun
Cambodia662 records · best Feb, Jan
Togo652 records · best Nov, May
Eswatini639 records · best Jan, Nov
Burkina Faso610 records · best Nov, Dec
Guinea-Bissau607 records · best Mar, Feb
Republic of the Congo587 records · best Mar, Nov
Liberia527 records · best Dec, Jan
Sierra Leone524 records · best Jan, Dec
Oman515 records · best Nov, Feb
Lebanon452 records · best Sep, Oct
Serbia431 records · best May, Apr
Guinea420 records · best Jan, Nov
Sudan402 records · best Sep, Jan
Belarus361 records · best May, Jul
Equatorial Guinea359 records · best Jan, Feb
Armenia339 records · best May, Apr
Cyprus336 records · best Sep, Oct
Moldova330 records · best May, Apr
Romania326 records · best May, Aug
Slovenia325 records · best Apr, May
Lithuania314 records · best May, Jun
Uzbekistan286 records · best May, Apr
Chad284 records · best Sep, Feb
Tajikistan283 records · best Mar, Apr
Tunisia272 records · best Apr, May
Angola269 records · best Sep, Oct
South Sudan269 records · best Jan, Feb
Singapore254 records · best Nov, Jan
Mauritania251 records · best Mar, Jan
Yemen250 records · best Apr, Jan
Mali211 records · best Jan, Nov
Central African Republic198 records · best Mar, Nov
Niger197 records · best Dec, Jan
Afghanistan192 records · best Oct, Dec
Burundi170 records · best Oct, Nov
Gabon157 records · best Jan, Nov
East Timor136 records · best Jul, May
Iraq126 records · best Apr, Mar
Somalia123 records · best Feb, Mar
Latvia115 records · best May, Jun
Laos113 records · best Oct, Jan
Malta110 records · best Sep, Apr
Liechtenstein101 records · best Aug, Jun
Djibouti91 records · best Sep, Mar
Andorra89 records · best Mar, Apr
Eritrea89 records · best Mar, Feb
Lesotho85 records · best Dec, Jan
Cape Verde80 records · best Oct, Mar
Syria70 records · best Apr, Mar
New Zealand64 records · best Nov, Feb
Qatar36 records · best Oct, Sep
Albania33 records · best Apr, Oct
Comoros26 records · best Oct, Nov
North Macedonia24 records · best May, Jun
Bosnia and Herzegovina21 records · best May, Apr
Montenegro20 records · best May, Sep
Bahamas15 records · best May, Jan
Turkmenistan15 records · best May, Apr
Bahrain10 records · best Apr, Mar
Barbados6 records · best Jul, Jan
Seychelles5 records · best Dec, Aug
Kosovo4 records · best Aug, Jun
Grenada4 records · best May, Aug
Libya3 records · best Apr, May
Monaco2 records · best Jun, Jul
Mauritius2 records · best May, Nov
Palau2 records · best Jan, May
Maldives1 records · best Apr, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
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