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Other birds in the kite group consist of honey-buzzards, bazas, and the Bat Hawk.
Honey-buzzards feed mainly on larvae of wasps, ants, and bees. They have scale-like
feathers on their face to protect them from wasp stings. Bazas are forest dwellers and have
long wings and tails, and double-notched beaks. These kites hunt at dusk and dawn and
mainly eat insects. The Bat Hawk has long, pointed wings, quick, powerful flight, and long,
thin toes with bumps on them to hold its prey. It has a wide mouth, large eyes, and thick
feathers on its face, as well as a heavy ridge on top of its beak. The Bat Hawk hunts bats,
insects, and some birds at dusk and dawn, catching and swallowing its prey while in flight.
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