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Bird call
Red Kite (Milvus milvus) call
A high, wavering whistle, 'weee-oo-weeoo-weeoo'; a russet raptor with a deeply forked tail.
Listen to the Red Kite call
A field recording of the Red Kite (Milvus milvus) by Jeff Jones, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Red Kite in farmland habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Red Kite
These birds belong to the hawk family, like the Red Kite, so their calls can sound alike.
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Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
A mewing 'pee-yow', like a cat, from a broad-winged hawk circling overhead.
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Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
Maori: kahu. A thin high kee-a over open country and wetland edges.
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Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
A hoarse descending keeeer, the sound film uses for every eagle.
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Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
A thin, wheezy, drawn-out mew from over the harbour.
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White-bellied Sea-Eagle Icthyophaga leucogaster
A loud nasal honking duet, like a goose, from a headland perch.
Questions
Questions about the Red Kite
What does the Red Kite sound like?
A high, wavering whistle, 'weee-oo-weeoo-weeoo'; a russet raptor with a deeply forked tail. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Red Kite?
Common Buzzard, Swamp Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Brahminy Kite and White-bellied Sea-Eagle sound similar.
Where can I hear the Red Kite?
SongLark teaches it in its Birds of England course.
How can I learn the Red Kite call?
In SongLark's Birds of England course, it comes in Level 5: Farmland & Open Country. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
Courses
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SongLark teaches the Red Kite in its Birds of England course. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
- In Birds of England, the Red Kite comes in Level 5: Farmland & Open Country. That Level is about fields, hedgerows and big skies.
Learn it with these birds in Level 5 of Birds of England
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Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
An unbroken bubbling song delivered high overhead.
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Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
A dry repeated phrase that ends on one long thin note.
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Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
A pleasant, rapid twittering of trills and buzzes from hedges and gorse.
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Carrion Crow Corvus corone
A hard, rolling 'kraah-kraah-kraah', usually in threes; an all-black crow seen singly or in pairs.
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Rook Corvus frugilegus
A flat, grating 'kaah', deeper and more nasal than a crow; noisy colonies in tall trees by fields.
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Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
A bright, squeaky 'tchack!' or 'kyow' from chimney pots and church towers; a small grey-naped crow.
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Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
A wheezy, plaintive 'pee-wit' that gives it its old name, Peewit; tumbling display flights over fields.
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Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
An explosive double croak followed by whirring wingbeats.
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