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Cuban kite
Large kite
I am a large kite with a yellow bill. I am dark
grey from above and have a grey underside, with
white stripes. I also have a grey tail. Females are
brown from above and have a reddish-brown
underside. We have oval-shaped wings.
Did you cTohnefihnaebdittaot tohfethhiegCheurbraenackhiteesios fnfoowrests.
know?
The Cuban kite is
thought to be one of the
first vertebrate species to
start going extinct in the
twenty-first century!
Montane forests
We live in montane forests. I used to
live freely all over Cuba. Today, I am
found in a small area in the east of the
island. Our primary source of food are
tree snails and slugs.
Innocent predators
Our decline is attributed to habitat Cuban kites feed on tree snails and slugs.
destruction and changes in our
environment, caused by logging and
agriculture. A lot of farmers have us killed because they think we prey on
their poultry. Agricultural activities have also reduced the numbers of
tree snails, a major source of food for us.
14–15
Large kite
I am a large kite with a yellow bill. I am dark
grey from above and have a grey underside, with
white stripes. I also have a grey tail. Females are
brown from above and have a reddish-brown
underside. We have oval-shaped wings.
Did you cTohnefihnaebdittaot tohfethhiegCheurbraenackhiteesios fnfoowrests.
know?
The Cuban kite is
thought to be one of the
first vertebrate species to
start going extinct in the
twenty-first century!
Montane forests
We live in montane forests. I used to
live freely all over Cuba. Today, I am
found in a small area in the east of the
island. Our primary source of food are
tree snails and slugs.
Innocent predators
Our decline is attributed to habitat Cuban kites feed on tree snails and slugs.
destruction and changes in our
environment, caused by logging and
agriculture. A lot of farmers have us killed because they think we prey on
their poultry. Agricultural activities have also reduced the numbers of
tree snails, a major source of food for us.
14–15
