Kite (bird)

Kites are raptor Bird of prey

A bird of prey or raptor is a bird [i] that hunts for food primarily using its talon [i]s. ...

s with long wings and weak legs which spend a great deal of time soaring. In general they will take live prey but mostly feed on carrion Carrion

Carrion is the carcass of a dead animal that becomes food for other scavenging animals such as hyena [i] ...

. They are birds of prey Bird of prey

A bird of prey or raptor is a bird [i] that hunts for food primarily using its talon [i]s. ...

which along with hawk Hawk

The term hawk refers to birds of prey [i] in any of three senses: ...

s, eagle Eagle

Eagles are large birds of prey [i] which inhabit mainly the Old World [i], with only two sp ...

s, Old World vultures and many others are in the family Accipitridae Accipitridae

The Accipitridae is one of the two main families [i] within the order Falconiformes [i]. ...

. Together with less closely related groups such as New World vulture New World vulture

The New World vulture family [i] Cathartidae contains seven species [i] found in warm and t ...

s and Osprey Osprey

The Osprey is a medium large raptor [i] which is a specialist fish-eater with a worldwide d ...

, they make up the diurnal bird of prey order Falconiformes Falconiformes

The order [i] Falconiformes is a group of about 290 species [i] of bird [i]s that include the diu ...

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Kites are raptor Bird of prey

Carrion is the carcass of a dead animal that becomes food for other scavenging animals such as hyena [i] ...

.

They are birds of prey Bird of prey

A bird of prey or raptor is a bird [i] that hunts for food primarily using its talon [i]s. ...

which along with hawk Hawk

The term hawk refers to birds of prey [i] in any of three senses:
...

s, eagle Eagle

Eagles are large birds of prey [i] which inhabit mainly the Old World [i], with only two sp ...

s, Old World vultures and many others are in the family Accipitridae Accipitridae

The Accipitridae is one of the two main families [i] within the order Falconiformes [i]. ...

.

Together with less closely related groups such as New World vulture New World vulture

The New World vulture family [i] Cathartidae contains seven species [i] found in warm and t ...

s and Osprey Osprey

The Osprey is a medium large raptor [i] which is a specialist fish-eater with a worldwide d ...

, they make up the diurnal bird of prey order Falconiformes Falconiformes

The order [i] Falconiformes is a group of about 290 species [i] of bird [i]s that include the diu ...

.

Species list

Subfamily Elaninae

Black-winged Kite Black-winged Kite

The Black-winged Kite is a small bird of prey [i] in the family Accipitridae [i] which also includes man ...

, Elanus caeruleus
Black-shouldered Kite Black-shouldered Kite

The Black-shouldered Kite is a small raptor [i] found in open habitat throughout Australia [i]...

, Elanus axillaris
White-tailed Kite White-tailed Kite

The White-tailed Kite is an elanid kite [i] found in western North America [i] and parts of South America [i] ...

, Elanus leucurus
Letter-winged Kite, Elanus scriptus
Scissor-tailed Kite, Chelictinia riocourii
Bat Hawk, Machaerhamphus alcinus
Pearl Kite, Gampsonyx swainsonii
Swallow-tailed Kite Swallow-tailed Kite

The Swallow-tailed Kite is an elanid kite [i] which breeds from the southeastern United States [i] to ea ...

, Elanoides forficatus

Subfamily Milvinae

Double-toothed Kite, Harpagus bidentatus
Rufous-thighed Kite, Harpagus diodon
Mississippi Kite Mississippi Kite

The Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis is a raptor [i] in family Accipitridae [i]. ...

, Ictinia mississippiensis
Plumbeous Kite, Ictinia plumbea
Snail Kite Snail Kite

The Snail Kite, Rostrhamus sociabilis, is a bird of prey [i] in the family Accipitridae, which also ...

, Rostrhamus sociabilis
Slender-billed Kite, Rostrhamus hamatus
Whistling Kite Whistling Kite

The Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus is found throughout Australia [i]....

, Haliastur sphenurus
Brahminy Kite Brahminy Kite

The Brahminy Kite, Haliastur indus is a medium-sized bird of prey [i] in the family Accipitridae [i] ...

, Haliastur indus
Red Kite Red Kite

The Red Kite is a medium-large bird of prey [i] in the family Accipitridae [i], which also includes many ...

, Milvus milvus
Black Kite Black Kite

The Black Kite is a medium-sized bird of prey [i] in the family Accipitridae [i] which also includes man ...

, Milvus migrans
Black-eared Kite Black Kite

The Black Kite is a medium-sized bird of prey [i] in the family Accipitridae [i] which also includes man ...

, Milvus lineatus
Square-tailed Kite, Lophoictinia isura
Black-breasted Buzzard, Hamirostra melanosternon
Chinese Kite, Milvus korshun

A few of the Perninae Perninae

[i] subfamily Perninae includes a number of medium-sized broad-winged [[species]...

are also called kites.

Grey-headed Kite, Leptodon cayanensis
White-collared Kite, Leptodon forbesi
Hook-billed Kite, Chondrohierax uncinatus

External links

on the Internet Bird Collection