black kite
Fork-tailed bird
A black kite is a medium-sized bird of prey found across Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.
Despite the name, its plumage is more brown than black.
Black kites are opportunistic scavengers, often seen circling over towns, landfills, and bodies of water.
They have distinctively forked tails and are among the most abundant raptors worldwide.
Hunting bird with talons
- scavengerSeeker of refuse
- wingspanTip-to-tip extent
- forked tailDivided posterior appendage
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
feathers · beak · talons · nesting · perching · fledgling · roosting · avian
Rising effortlessly upward
- glidingEngineless aerial movement
- thermalsWarm air columns
- updraftUpward air movement
- circlingMoving around a center
hovering · aerial · wingspan · forked tail · maneuverability · kiting · drift · altitude
Gathering discarded or dead material
- carrionPutrefying animal remains
- refuseReject or garbage
- opportunisticExploiting circumstances for gain
- fishGilled aquatic vertebrate
insects · rodents · scraps · landfill · garbage · swooping · snatching · foraging
Movement to new territory
- flywaysAerial migration corridors
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
- passageSegment of text
- overwinteringEnduring the cold months
breeding grounds · stopover · dispersal · southward · northward · transient · nomadic · long-distance
raptor
Hunting bird with talons
- scavengerSeeker of refuse
- wingspanTip-to-tip extent
- forked tailDivided posterior appendage
plumage · feathers · beak · talons · nesting · perching · fledgling · roosting · avian · ornithology
soaring
Rising effortlessly upward
circling · hovering · aerial · wingspan · forked tail · maneuverability · kiting · drift · altitude · airborne
scavenging
Gathering discarded or dead material
- carrionPutrefying animal remains
- refuseReject or garbage
- opportunisticExploiting circumstances for gain
fish · insects · rodents · scraps · landfill · garbage · swooping · snatching · foraging · markets
migration
Movement to new territory
overwintering · breeding grounds · stopover · dispersal · southward · northward · transient · nomadic · long-distance · Eurasian
black kiteharpy eagle
Giant crested neotropical raptor
peregrine falcon · goshawk · golden eagle · bald eagle · crowned eagle
black kiteperegrine falcon
High-speed avian predator
goshawk · sparrowhawk · pigeon · dove · songbird
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