Genesis 15:11 Commentary: Rashi, Ramban, Radak & Tur HaArokh

וַיֵּ֥רֶד הָעַ֖יִט עַל־הַפְּגָרִ֑ים וַיַּשֵּׁ֥ב אֹתָ֖ם אַבְרָֽם׃

And the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.

Rashi on Genesis

העיט THE BIRD OF PREY— It is a bird so called because it swoops down (עט) greedily upon dead bodies, darting quickly upon its food. Similarly we have the verbal form (1 Samuel 15:19) “And thou didst pounce down (ותעט) upon the spoil”.
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Ramban on Genesis

AND THE BIRDS OF PREY CAME DOWN UPON THE CARCASSES. [They came down] to eat them, as is the nature of birds.
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Radak on Genesis

וירד העיט, the word עיט is description of predatory birds generally.
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