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hawk, any of various small to medium-sized accipitriform birds, particularly those in the genus Accipiter, known as the bird hawks or true hawks, and including the goshawks and sparrowhawks.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The meaning of HAWK is any of numerous diurnal birds of prey belonging to a suborder (Falcones of the order Falconiformes) and including all the smaller members of this group; especially : accipiter. How to use hawk in a sentence.
The term war hawk, or simply hawk, is used in politics to describe someone perceived as favoring war. The term reportedly originated in the United States during the 1810 debates in Congress over a possible war with Great Britain.
- Northern Harrier
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Cooper’s Hawk
- Red-Tailed Hawk
- American Goshawk
- Common Black Hawk
- Harris’s Hawk
- Swainson’s Hawk
- Broad-winged Hawk
- Zone-tailed Hawk
Scientific name: Circus hudsoniusLength: 18.1-19.7 inWeight: 10.6-26.5 ozWingspan: 40.2-46.5 inScientific name: Accipiter striatusLength: 9.4-13.4 inWeight: 3.1-7.7 ozWingspan: 16.9-22.1 inScientific name: Accipiter cooperiiLength: Male -14.6-15.3 in, Female- 16.5-17.7 inWeight: Male- 7.8-14.5 oz , Female- 11.6-24.0 ozWingspan: Male- 24.4-35.4 in, Female- 29.5-35.4 inScientific name: Buteo jamaicensisLength: Male- 17.7-22.1 in, Female- 19.7-25.6 inWeight: Male- 24.3-45.9 oz, Female- 31.8-51.5 ozWingspan: Male 44.9-52.4 in, Female- 44.9-52.4 inScientific name: Accipiter atricapillusLength: 20.9-25.2 inWeight: 22.3-48.1 ozWingspan: 40.5-46.1 inScientific name: Buteogallus anthracinusLength:21 inWeight: 1.8 lbsWingspan:50 inScientific name: Parabuteo unicinctusLength: 18.1-23.2 inWeight: 18.2-31.0 ozWingspan: 40.5-46.9 inScientific name: Buteo swainsoniLength: 18.9-22.1 inWeight: 24.4-48.2 ozWingspan: 49 inScientific name: Buteo platypterusLength: 13.4-17.3 inWeight: 9.3-19.8 ozWingspan: 31.9-39.4 inScientific name: Buteo albonotatusLength: Male- 17.7-22.1 inWeight: Male- 21.4-4.9 oz, Female- 29.8-33.0 ozWingspan: Male- 29.9-30.9 in, Female- 32.2-34.5 inSubspecies characterized by extremely lightly-marked underparts with faint patagial mark (often rufous toned) and faint to absent belly band. Subspecies typically has rufous-toned upperparts with extensive white spangling, and whitish-based tail with red to pinkish tip.
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Hawk identification reviews the different types of hawks, falcons and eagles that are native to North America, including pictures.
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The hawk is actually a large group of predatory birds, and there are many different species – more than 50 different species – all of which have sharp talons and beaks. These birds are similar to eagles and owls, but they have several distinct differences.
