A kite bird of prey with forked tail and curved beak soaring beside a geometric snail shell and a radiating sun disc on a light gray background.

Most People Can't Tell a Kite From a Buzzard — Can You Beat This Quiz?

Difficulty

Hard

Questions

25

Volts

3/q

They soar where buzzards glide and hover where hawks won't. Kites span subfamilies, continents, and creation myths. Genetics say they're not even a real group. This quiz digs into the full story behind these misunderstood raptors.

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