Double-toothed Kite (Immature)
The double-toothed kite is a fairly common bird in the mid and low elevation forests of Central America. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. The double-toothed kite 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.
Photographer: Dave Saunders