The Black Kite is an opportunistic feeder. It feeds on a very broad diet. What food is dominant depends on the local situation. Close to water, fish is often the main prey. Black Kites often take dead or sick fish or steal it from other birds.
But the Black Kit is not dependent on fish. Beside fish, the Black kite also hunts small mammals and birds and takes carrion (including road kills). Sometimes insects, amphibians or earthworms are taken.
As with fish, other prey is often stolen from other birds like Common Buzzards or Eurasian Kestrels. The Black Kite is not a very strong raptor and can not kill larger prey (as for example, a Goshawk can).
When searching for prey, the Black Kite, like the Red Kite searches open areas like meadows, fields or open water in a slow searching flight. Kites are light birds with long wings which makes them capable of long flights without loosing too much energy.
The Black Kite is an opportunistic feeder. It feeds on a very broad diet. What food is dominant depends on the local situation. Close to water, fish is often the main prey. Black Kites often take dead or sick fish or steal it from other birds.
But the Black Kit is not dependent on fish. Beside fish, the Black kite also hunts small mammals and birds and takes carrion (including road kills). Sometimes insects, amphibians or earthworms are taken.
As with fish, other prey is often stolen from other birds like Common Buzzards or Eurasian Kestrels. The Black Kite is not a very strong raptor and can not kill larger prey (as for example, a Goshawk can).
When searching for prey, the Black Kite, like the Red Kite searches open areas like meadows, fields or open water in a slow searching flight. Kites are light birds with long wings which makes them capable of long flights without loosing too much energy.
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