red kite
noun [ C ] uk/ˌred ˈkaɪt/ us/ˌred ˈkaɪt/
红鸢，赤鸢
a large European bird of prey (= a bird that kills and eats small birds and animals) with reddish brown feathers and a tail that is divided into two parts at the end
It has taken eighty years for the red kite to recover from near-extinction. 用了八十年的时间，红鸢才从濒临灭绝的状态中恢复过来。
Red kites are now a familiar sight alongside stretches of the M40 motorway. 红鸢现在已经成为M40高速公路上一道熟悉的风景线。
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- The red kite is one of the rare bird species protected in rural Wales.
- Red kites can be spotted soaring over the reserve.
- The diet of the red kite seems to consist largely of carrion and some birds.