LC
Black Kite Milvus migrans



Family: Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Authority: (Boddaert, 1783)

Red List Category

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Justification of Red List category
This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (extent of occurrence <20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). The population trend appears to be stable, and hence the species does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over 10 years or three generations). The population size is extremely large, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in 10  years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.



Population size: 4000000 - 5700000 mature individuals

Population trend: stable

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 115,653,659 km2

Country endemic: no


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Black Kite Milvus migrans. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/black-kite-milvus-migrans on 30/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 30/12/2024.