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Habitat and distribution. Behavior. Reproduction. Diet. In culture. References. External links. Hawk. Sharp-shinned hawk, a small member of the Accipitrinae subfamily. Hawks are birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. They are very widely distributed and are found on all continents except Antarctica. [1]
- Hawk (Disambiguation)
Hawk, the titular character in Robert B. Parker's Spenser...
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
The sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter striatus) or northern...
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The ferruginous hawk (Buteo regalis) is a large bird of prey...
- Hawk (Disambiguation)
A hawk is a common term for a medium to large-sized birds of prey. Its usage varies in different places. The subfamily Accipitrinae, the subfamily of the Accipitridae often called the "true" hawks. It includes all members of Accipiter and the closely related genera.
More to Read. This is probably the most common hawk in North America. If you’ve got sharp eyes you’ll see several individuals on almost any long car ride, anywhere. Red-tailed Hawks soar above open fields, slowly turning circles on their broad, rounded wings.
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At a Glance. This regal bird is the largest of our soaring Buteo hawks, a fitting raptor for the wide skies and windswept plains of the west. It soars with its broad wings held in a shallow V, and swoops down to catch ground squirrels, snakes, young jackrabbits, and other good-sized prey.
Hawk is the common name for various small to medium-sized diurnal birds of prey in the family Accipitridae of the bird order Falconiformes, characterized by a short, hooked bill, curved and sharp talons, and keen eyesight, and smaller size than the eagles of the same family.
The 19 types of hawks found in North America are the northern harrier, sharp-shinned hawk, cooper’s hawk, red-tailed hawk, northern goshawk, common black hawk, great black hawk, crane hawk, gray hawk, roadside hawk, red-shouldered hawk, short-tailed hawk, white-tailed hawk, harris’s hawk, swainson’s hawk, broad-winged hawk, zone-tailed hawk, rou...
