Also on their menu are butterflies, beetles,bees, wasps, other insects, frogs, lizards, snakes, small birds and less often, bats, fruit and small fish. They also drink while they are flying! Is a swallow-tailed kite a hawk? Numerous Names. Easy to see overhead in areas where it nests, the Swallow-tailed KiteRead More →

Diet. The swallow-tailed kite feeds on small reptiles, such as snakes and lizards. It may also feed on small amphibians such as frogs; large insects, such as grasshoppers, crickets; small birds and eggs; and small mammals including bats. It has been observed to regularly consume fruit in Central America. HowRead More →