kite
bird of prey, dark brown with a greyish head and a long V-shaped tail, flies relatively low and slowly; feeds on insects, frogs, lizards, and food scraps from human dwellings, and scavenge dead fish or other dead animals; unclean animal and not to be eaten
“kite.” Atlas. Accessed 2026. https://fcbh-atlas.vercel.app/en/term/kite
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