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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Milvus migrans

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Aves

Order

Accipitriformes

Family

Accipitridae

Genus

Milvus

Species

Milvus migrans

Aves🥩 Carnivore

Black Kite

Milvus migrans (Black Kite · トビ)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)LC (Least Concern)

DDData Deficient

LCLeast Concern

NTNear Threatened

VUVulnerable

ENEndangered

CRCritically End.

EWExtinct in Wild

EXExtinct

🇰🇷 Class II endangered wildlife (Korea)

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Carnivore

Length · Height

44~66cm · No data (Wingspan 1.2m)

Mass · Top Speed

540g · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Open land near water such as rivers, ponds, and lakes, wetlands, forests, grasslands, and sometimes large cities

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 Its weight of 0.54 kg is similar to a 500 mL bottle of water (Comparison).
💡 Its maximum wingspan of 1.53 m is slightly shorter than the height of an adult human (about 1.6–1.7 m) (Comparison).
💡 It feeds on mice and roadkill, and sometimes appears even in large cities.

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

📊 Mass & Speed Index (0–100)

⚖️ Mass Index (Blue Whale ~190 t = 100, log scale)33

Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.

#솔개#Milvus migrans

📖 1. Overview

The Black Kite is a medium-sized bird of prey with a forked, swallow-like tail tip, living widely from open waterfronts to rural areas and large cities.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

The body is mostly brown with a paler head, and its large black hooked bill has a yellow cere. The wingtips are separated like fingers, and the tail is forked.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

It eats a wide range of food, including birds, mammals such as mice, amphibians, reptiles, fish, insects, eggs, and carrion. It breeds from March to August, usually laying 2–3 eggs, and the young leave the nest at 42–56 days.