Kites are not aggressive or extremely predatory hunters. Instead, they eat small animals, insects, snails, or scavenge dead animals and garbage.
These raptors have short lower legs, relatively weak feet with short toes, long, often pointed wings, and a squared tail that may be notched or forked. Most kites are social and often nest in colonies.
The male and female birds in this group tend to be the same size, and often share the duties of nest building, incubation, and feeding the young.
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Learn about this social raptor, what they eat, how they hunt, and where they nest and spend the winter. From Texas Parks and Wildlife.
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Find out where this tropical raptor lives, what it eats, how it builds its nest, and other interesting facts. See photos and take a quiz. From The Peregrine Fund.
[ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ]
Learn about this social raptor, what they eat, how they hunt, and where they nest and spend the winter. From Texas Parks and Wildlife.
[ Kids/Teens ]
Find out where this tropical raptor lives, what it eats, how it builds its nest, and other interesting facts. See photos and take a quiz. From The Peregrine Fund.
