A bird of prey with reddish-brown plumage and a forked tail, found chiefly in Europe.
赤鸢
Milvus milvus, family Accipitridae
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The list contains red kites, golden eagles, ospreys, goshawks and even domestic cats.
Experts on the red kite - a spectacular bird with a wingspan of up to 6ft - say it is essentially a scavenger which feeds on carrion rather than attacking sheep or game birds.
As well as 419 pairs of golden eagles, osprey numbers are escalating, as are red kites, white-tailed sea eagles and peregrine falcons.
Other birds to benefit nationally include song thrushes, red kites, skylarks and nightjars.
In Germany, studies show turbines have killed dozens of rare red kites.