Ecuador Amazon – Double-toothed Kite

Ecuador Amazon - Double-toothed Kite

Ecuador Amazon – Double-toothed Kite

The double-toothed kite, a bird of prey, generally hunts from a perch above the rainforest floor. The kite dives quickly downward to catch lizards and insects, the principle staples of its diet. The double toothed kite is an opportunistic hunter, often perching near groups of monkeys in order to capture prey flushed by the large mammals