Toy kites share several similarities with birds:
- Flight: Both can fly, though kites require wind while birds generate their own lift.
- Wings: Kites have fabric or paper wings; birds have feathered wings. Both catch the wind to create lift.
- Turning: Kites are turned by pulling the string; birds turn by flapping wings or using air currents.
- Floating: Kites float in the air with enough wind; birds float using air currents.