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Jun 7, 2024 · 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
Hawks are birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. They are very widely distributed and are found on all continents except Antarctica. [1] The subfamily Accipitrinae includes goshawks, sparrowhawks, sharp-shinned hawks, and others. This subfamily are mainly woodland birds with short broad wings, long tails, and high visual acuity.
- Northern Harrier. Scientific name: Circus hudsonius. Length: 18.1-19.7 in. Weight: 10.6-26.5 oz. Wingspan: 40.2-46.5 in. Northern harriers are widespread throughout North America.
- Sharp-shinned Hawk. Scientific name: Accipiter striatus. Length: 9.4-13.4 in. Weight: 3.1-7.7 oz. Wingspan: 16.9-22.1 in. Most sharp-shinned hawks migrate to parts of northern United States and Canada to breed each year, then spend their winters in most of the lower 48 states, Mexico, and Central America.
- Cooper’s Hawk. Scientific name: Accipiter striatus. Length: Male -14.6-15.3 in, Female- 16.5-17.7 in. Weight: Male- 7.8-14.5 oz , Female- 11.6-24.0 oz. Wingspan: Male- 24.4-35.4 in, Female- 29.5-35.4 in.
- Red-tailed Hawk. Scientific name: Buteo jamaicensis. Length: Male- 17.7-22.1 in, Female- 19.7-25.6 in. Weight: Male- 24.3-45.9 oz, Female- 31.8-51.5 oz. Wingspan: Male 44.9-52.4 in, Female- 44.9-52.4 in.
Red-tailed Hawks soar above open fields, slowly turning circles on their broad, rounded wings. Other times you’ll see them atop telephone poles, eyes fixed on the ground to catch the movements of a vole or a rabbit, or simply waiting out cold weather before climbing a thermal updraft into the sky.
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- Red-Tailed Hawk. Named for its distinctive rust-colored tail, the red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) is the most common hawk in North America. The red-tail prefers open country and seeks out high perches like roadside poles to watch for prey.
- Sharp-Shinned Hawk. Sharp-shinned hawks (Accipiter striatus) are the smallest bird-eating accipiters in North America, with a range extending through Central and South America to northern Argentina.
- Cooper’s Hawk. The striking Cooper's hawk (Accipiter cooperii ) has amber-colored eyes, grey wings, a black tail, and a brown and white speckled breast.
- Rough-Legged Hawk. The large rough-legged hawk (Buteo lagopus) breeds in the Arctic tundra of North America, Asia, and Europe, where it spends summers hunting voles and lemmings before migrating south.
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.
Red-tailed Hawks soar above open fields, slowly turning circles on their broad, rounded wings. Other times you’ll see them atop telephone poles, eyes fixed on the ground to catch the movements of a vole or a rabbit, or simply waiting out cold weather before climbing a thermal updraft into the sky.
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