high in a tree, sometimes in a mangrove swamp over water. The clutch is usually a single egg but occasionally two eggs are laid. They are either white of very pale blue and measure about . The eggs are incubated for 32-33 days by both parents. The chicks are covered with white down and are fed by both parents. The young fledge when around a month of age. Food and feeding The plumbeous kite catches insects either in flight or from a perch. It will also occasionally prey on snails, frogs, lizards, bats, birds and snakes. References External links Plumbeous Kite videos on the Internet Bird Collection Plumbeous Kite photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res plumbeous kite plumbeous kite Birds of Central America Birds of prey of South America Higher-level bird taxa restricted to the Neotropics plumbeous kite plumbeous kite