hawk | Types Diet & Facts Falcons by Shape

hawk | Types Diet & Facts  Falcons by Shape

Falcons

 Falcons, i.e. a variety of small and medium-sized birds, especially those of the genus Accipiter, known as bird falcons or true falcons, including goshawks and bassoons. The term falcon is often applied to other birds in the family Accipitridae (such as kites, falcons and buzzards) and is sometimes extended to include some members of the family Falconidae (falcons and caracals) in the order Falconiformes.

The vast majority of hawksbill turtles are more beneficial to humans than harmful, but there are still widespread prejudices against them. These birds of prey sometimes attack poultry and small birds, but they usually eat small mammals, reptiles and insects. Falcons have many foraging techniques, but most often, in their search for prey, they shovel or follow the animal's efforts to escape quickly. As soon as the hawk secures the prey with its powerful claws, the bird cuts it off with its powerful, sharp beak.

Falcons are found on all continents except Antarctica. Most species nest in trees, but some, like the marsh hawk, nest on the ground in grassy areas and others on slopes. They lay three to six eggs with brown spots.

The so-called true falcons

The so-called true falcons - members of the genus Accipiter (sometimes called accipiter) - are represented by the pointed-headed falcon (A. above with thin rusty bars below, found in most parts of the New World), and Cooper's hawk (A. with a long tail and short round wings. Feed on birds and small mammals. Of all the raptors in the New World, the Cooper's hawk is the most wary of attacking chicken coops. Basas and sparrowhawks also belong to this group.

Buteos, also known as imbricate hawks, are broad-winged, broad-tailed, high-tipped birds of prey found in the New World, Eurasia and Africa. The red-tailed hawk ( Buteo jamaicensis ), the most common species in North America, is about 60 cm (24 in.) long, variable in colour but usually brown on top and slightly less pale with a rust-coloured tail. This useful hunter feeds mainly on rodents, but also takes other small mammals as well as many birds, reptiles (including rattlesnakes and copperheads), amphibians and even insects. The Red-shouldered Hawk ( B. lineatus ), common in eastern North America and the Pacific, is a reddish-brown bird about 50 cm (20 in) long, with narrow underparts.

Black Hawk 

Black Hawk Two species of black hawk have a short tail and unusually broad wings.The large black falcon, or Brazilian vulture (Buteogallus urubitinga), is about 60 cm (24 in) long and ranges from Mexico to Argentina. The smaller Mexican black falcon ( B. anthracinus ) has white markings and ranges from northern South America to the southwestern United States. Both species feed on frogs, fish and other aquatic creatures.

Some other species of boteus are: Harris, or broad-winged hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus), a large black bird with discrete brown shoulders and a bright white rump, found in South America and the northwestern United States. The Broad-winged Hawk (B. swainsoni) is a western North American bird that migrates to Argentina. Two notable peregrine falcons are the Iron Hawk (B. .