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Photographs on this web-site were taken by Paul Smith, Hemme Batjes, Regis Nossent,
Alberto Esquivel, Arne Lesterhuis, José Luis Cartes, Rebecca Zarza and Hugo del Castillo and are used with their permission.
PLUMBEOUS KITE Ictinia plumbea
In the Plumbeous Kite evolution has designed a piece of machinery to put the aeronautics industry to shame. With its long, thin wings and forked tail, the bird is a master of the air, soaring high on thermals and displaying a grace and skill that few other species can match. It feeds mainly on insects which it catches, you guessed it, mainly on the wing.
FIGURE 1 - Adult, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Hemme Batjes November 2005).
FIGURE 2 - Adult, Aguara Ñu, Mbaracayú Forest Reserve, Departamento Canindeyú (Paul Smith September 2006).
FIGURE 3 - Adult with juvenile (left), location unknown (Arne Lesterhuis undated).
FIGURE 4 - Juvenile begging from adult, Yacyreta, Departamento Misiones (Teatske Nieuborg 2007).
VIDEO - Same individual as Fig 2 (Paul Smith September 2006).
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