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[3] [4] The book is a photographic field guide, and contains an introduction, two essays from other authors about topics related to raptors, and descriptions of each of the species covered. [3] [4] There are also discussions of common hybrids, which can make identification more complicated. [2] The book received positive reviews.
The term raptor is derived from the Latin word rapio, meaning "to seize or take by force". [8] The common names for various birds of prey are based on structure, but many of the traditional names do not reflect the evolutionary relationships between the groups. [citation needed] Variations in shape and size
Various pieces of falconry equipment (Hunt Museum, Ireland) — includes rings, call, bell and hood from the 17th–20th centuriesThe bird wears: A hood, which is used in the manning process (acclimatising to humans and the human world) and to keep the raptor in a calm state, both in the early part of its training and throughout its falconry career.
The swallow-tailed kite (Elanoides forficatus) is a pernine raptor which breeds from the southeastern United States to eastern Peru and northern Argentina. It is the only species in the genus Elanoides. Most North and Central American breeders winter in South America where the species is resident year round.
The tawny eagle lives in multiple areas where other broadly similar brownish hued and largish raptors often occur. Thus identification is seldom straightforward. [49] [50] One source that can especially engender potential confusion in its wintering range is the formerly conspecific steppe eagle. The steppe is larger with a shorter neck ...
This medium-sized raptor breeds on moorland, bogs, prairies, farmland coastal prairies, marshes, grasslands, swamps and other assorted open areas. [15] A male will maintain a territory averaging 2.6 km 2 (1.0 sq mi), though male territories have ranged from 1.7 to 150 km 2 (0.66 to 57.92 sq mi).
The crested caracara (Caracara plancus), also known as the Mexican eagle, [3] is a bird of prey (raptor) in the falcon family, Falconidae.It was formerly placed in the genus Polyborus before being given in its own genus, Caracara.
The Helm Identification Guides are a series of books that identify groups of birds.The series include two types of guides, those that are: Taxonomic, dealing with a particular family of birds on a worldwide scale—most early Helm Guides were this type, as well as many more-recent ones, although some later books deal with identification of such groups on a regional scale only (e.g., The Gulls ...