Birds of Brazil

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Genus: Ictinia (1 species, 2 worldwide)


Plumbeous Kite
Plumbeous Kite (Ictinia plumbea)
Bahia Solano, Choco, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
A uniformly colored (plumbeous, or greyish-purple) non-migratory kite (small hawk) often seen soaring, or perched high in the open. Diet 90% insects (Whitacre et. al.).

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