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Vision is presumed to be the main detection sense; no evidence exists to support the use of echolocation. The birds have been observed to converge on artificial light sources in an effort to forage for insects enticed by the light. [4] The average flight speed of common nighthawks is 23.4 km/h (14.5 mph). [18]
Hawk in flight. With their broad wingspans and sharp talons, hawks are some of the most regal birds in the skies. But beyond their powerful physical qualities, hawks hold deep spiritual meaning ...
The subfamily Chordeilinae contains four genera and ten species. [4] Under the genus Chordeiles exists the greatest number of diversity in species in the subfamily with the lesser nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis), the Antillean nighthawk (Chordeiles gundlachii), the common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor), the nacunda nighthawk (Chordeiles nacunda), the least nighthawk (Chordeiles pusillus), and ...
The hawks were also seen flying closely to the stream of bats, then veering sharply into it to seize a bat. [98] [99] [100] In the neotropics, red-tails have shown the ability to dodge among forest canopy while hunting. [3] [101] In Kansas, red-tailed hawks were recorded sailing to catch flying insects, a hunting method more typical of a ...
The white-tailed hawk is a large, stocky hawk. It is close in size to the Swainson's (Buteo swainsoni) and red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis), its mean measurements falling slightly ahead of the first, and slightly behind the latter. It can attain a total length of 44–60 cm (17–24 in) and a wingspan of 118–143 cm (46–56 in).
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Hunting in groups of two or three, the hawks soar at a height of 50 to 200 m (160 to 660 ft) in the sky. When one of the birds spots prey or a rotting carcass, they signal to the other members. The dominant hawk of the group feeds from the prey until it is satisfied, as the other hawks in the family group submissively wait their turn to feed.
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