Migratory and less uniformly colored than the related [Plumbeous Kite]. Northern migrant from southeast United States to southeast Brazil, passing through Mexico and Central America. From below. |
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.). |