it is nocturnal
swallow tailed kite
Scissor-tailed Kite was created in 1822.
Swallow-tailed Gull was created in 1846.
Swallow-tailed Hummingbird was created in 1788.
Swallow-tailed Moth was created in 1758.
Swallow-tailed Cotinga was created in 1816.
The Swallow-tailed Kite captures and eats much of its prey on the wing by plucking it from vegetation or snatching it from the air. The diet shifts to the most available food sources and includes many insects, snakes, the chicks of other bird species, and frogs. Fairly unique among raptors, this kite also eats fruit in winter - from the rubber tree and the macurije tree (Matayba oppositifolia). Its thick, spongy stomach lining appears well adapted to absorb the stings of wasps, bees, and fire ants. Other insects in its diet are grasshoppers, leaf-footed bugs, and palmetto weevils. Many larvae are consumed, and the Swallow-tailed Kite will bring an entire wasp's nest to its own nest. Adults rarely eat on a perch, and this kite often feeds in loose groups.
The Swallow-tailed Kite's main predators are larger birds of prey such as eagles, hawks, and owls. Nestlings are especially vulnerable to predation due to their small size and inability to fend off attackers. Adults have fewer predators but can still be targeted by large raptors.
Oodles Answer: Twin-tailed kite
there are many kites native to Australiawe haveblack kite milvus migranswhistling kite milvus sphenurusbrahminy kite milvus indusletter winged kite Elanus scriptusblack shouldered Elanusnotatussquare tailed kite lophiictinia isurablack breastad buzzard hamirostra melanosternonplus many goshawks falcons and harriiers
Yes. Many species are found there, including: red tailed hawk red shouldered hawk Cooper's hawk sharpshinned hawk Everglades kite swallowtailed kite Mississippi kite