It has a pale eye and an overall grey head and neck, which are streaked with thin dark lines.
And, in fact, they do! Adult Red Kites have rusty-red tails that really stand out in flight. Based on its name, one might guess that this kite has at least some red in its plumage. Throughout much of the Red Kite's range, it inhabits a mosaic of different habitats including mature deciduous and mixed forests, forest edges, clearings, meadows, cultivated fields, pastures in both lowlands and highlands, flooded and riverine forests, Mediterranean bush, oaks, pinewoods, farmlands, scrub habitat, wetlands, and olive tree plantations. It is considered extinct on the Canary Islands and Cape Verde. It breeds in or migrates to a number of different countries including Great Britain, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Germany, France, Poland, Serbia, Morocco, Tunisia, Iran, Turkey and the Ukraine, to name just a few. The Red Kite is found throughout much of western Europe and northern Africa. We also supply literature to researchers from our avian research library, which helps scientists around the world gather and share important information on raptor conservation.
Though The Peregrine Fund doesn't work directly with Red Kites, our efforts in scientific research, habitat conservation, education, and community development help conserve raptors on a global scale.
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