enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Slender-billed kite - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slender-billed_kite

    There is no sexual plumage dimorphism within the species; however, females tend to be larger than the males, weighing between 367 and 485 grams while males weigh between 377 and 448 grams. Their characteristically sharp black beak is hooked, matched by sharp, black talons. Their eyes are yellowish, and their face and legs are orange-red.

  3. Snail kite - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snail_kite

    The presence of the large introduced Pomacea maculata in Florida has led the snail kites in North America to develop larger bodies and beaks to better eat the snail, a case of rapid evolution. [19] These non-native snails provide a better food source than the smaller native snails and have had a positive effect on the kites' populations. [20]

  4. Eagle - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle

    The largest species are discussed below. Like all birds of prey, eagles have very large hooked beaks for ripping flesh from their prey, strong, muscular legs, and powerful talons. The beak is typically heavier than that of most other birds of prey. Eagles' eyes are extremely powerful.

  5. Hook-billed kite - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hook-billed_kite

    The downcurved hook at the tip of the beak is apparent on perched and low-flying birds. Weight can range from 215 to 397 g (7.6 to 14.0 oz) and length is 38–51 cm (15–20 in). [ 3 ] [ 4 ]

  6. Accipitridae - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accipitridae

    The lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus) is an aberrant cousin of the Old World vultures that has maintained strong feet that it uses to carry and drop large bones in order to crack them open to feed on bone marrow, their primary food, a technique they also sometimes use for live prey items, like tortoises. [21]

  7. Bird of prey - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_of_prey

    Although the term "bird of prey" could theoretically be taken to include all birds that actively hunt and eat other animals, [4] ornithologists typically use the narrower definition followed in this page, [5] excluding many piscivorous predators such as storks, cranes, herons, gulls, skuas, penguins, and kingfishers, as well as many primarily ...

  8. 30 Man-Made Innovations That Were Designed Mimicking ... - AOL

    www.aol.com/30-objects-were-directly-inspired...

    The albatross is a majestic, ocean-faring bird that truly soars, meaning it rarely flaps its wings to fly. Instead, it uses the wind to fly more than 600 miles a day. Researchers at MIT are using ...

  9. Andaman serpent eagle - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andaman_serpent_eagle

    This species also has a hooked beak which is characteristic of a bird of prey and is used to tear apart food. Juvenile Andaman serpent eagles are known to have lighter colouring than adults and they also have a white head. [ 5 ]