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The term "chicken hawk", however, is inaccurate. Although Cooper's and sharp-shinned hawks do primarily hunt other birds, chickens do not make up a significant part of their diets; red-tailed hawks may opportunistically hunt free-range poultry, but are chiefly predators of mammals such as rodents and rabbits. Historically, misinterpretation of ...
Cooper's hawk (Astur cooperii) is a medium-sized hawk native to the North American continent and found from southern Canada to Mexico. [ 2 ] This species was formerly placed in the genus Accipiter. As in many birds of prey, the male is smaller than the female. [ 3 ]
The red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) is a bird of prey that breeds throughout most of North America, from the interior of Alaska and northern Canada to as far south as Panama and the West Indies. It is one of the most common members within the genus of Buteo in North America or worldwide. [ 3 ]
The species was once known as 'pigeon hawk' in North America. [11] Although the merlin's name looks and sounds like the name of the wizard Merlin prominent in Arthurian legend, the bird is not named after the wizard. [12] The wizard's name is an English cognate of the Welsh name "Myrddin" and is unrelated to the name of the bird.
Under traditional classification, the American kestrel is the smallest raptor in America.[11] The American kestrel is sexually dimorphic, although there is some overlap in plumage coloration between the sexes. The bird ranges from 22 to 31 cm (8.7 to 12.2 in) in length[12]with a wingspan of 51–61 cm (20–24 in).
The red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus) is a medium-sized buteo. Its breeding range spans eastern North America and along the coast of California and northern to northeastern-central Mexico. It is a permanent resident throughout most of its range, though northern birds do migrate, mostly to central Mexico.
Images taken from existing Wikimedia Commons images: Image:Accipiter cooperii striatusDO1908P0203A.jpg (left and center drawings) Image:Buteo calurus.jpg (right drawing, has been shrunk to match others) Author: USDA: Permission (Reusing this file) See source images for detailed copyright and authorship information. Other versions
The distinctive plumage and tail feathers clearly confirm that this is a Harris's hawk. This medium-large hawk is roughly intermediate in size between a peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) and a red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis). Harris's hawks range in length from 46 to 59 cm (18 to 23 in) and generally have a wingspan of about 103 to 120 cm ...