The Ruling on Eating the Parrot, the Kite, and the Hoopoe

The questioner:
The Shaykh: May Allah grant you success. Is it permissible to eat the parrot, the kite, and the hoopoe?

The Shaykh:
The kite is forbidden to be killed, and as long as it is forbidden to be killed, it is not permissible to eat it. As for the parrot, I do not know anything about it, but it appears that it is not a bird of prey, because it is a type of impure creature.

The questioner:
Hanging up a picture.

The Shaykh:
The kite is the one that hunts small birds. The kite is a bird that preys on small birds. Yes, this is the kite. The hoopoe is forbidden to be slaughtered, and as long as it is forbidden to be slaughtered, it is forbidden to eat it, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade slaughtering the ant, the bee, the hoopoe, and the kite. And whatever is forbidden to be slaughtered or killed, it is forbidden to eat it. Yes, that is sufficient, and Allah knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet.