Appearance
This fairly small raptor is 33–38 cm long and weighs 161-230 grams It is dark grey in colour. The kite's white rump patch is conspicuous in flight, making the double toothed kite one of the easiest Costa Rican raptors to identify.
Habitat
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 forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Food
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.References:
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