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Harris's hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus), formerly known as the bay-winged hawk or dusky hawk, and known in Latin America as the peuco, is a medium-large bird of prey that breeds from the southwestern United States south to Chile, central Argentina, and Brazil.
Birds of the Rio Grande valleys (69 P) Pages in category "Native birds of the Southwestern United States" The following 76 pages are in this category, out of 76 ...
The mountain bluebird is the state bird of Idaho. This list of birds of Idaho includes species documented in the U.S. state of Idaho and accepted by the Idaho Bird Records Committee (IBRC). As of January 2022, there were 433 species on the official list. One additional species is considered hypothetical. Of the 433, 180 are review species in part or all of the state.(see note) [notes 1] Eight ...
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey that includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. They have very large, hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons and keen eyesight. White-tailed kite, Elanus leucurus; Swallow-tailed kite, Elanoides forficatus; Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos (A)
Native birds of the Southwestern United States (2 C, 76 P) Pages in category "Native birds of the Western United States" The following 96 pages are in this category, out of 96 total.
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey which includes hawks, eagles, kites, and harriers. These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. Seventeen species have been recorded in Utah. White-tailed kite, Elanus leucurus (A) Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos
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 ...
Shrikes are passerine birds known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns. A shrike's beak is hooked, like that of a typical bird of prey. Brown shrike, Lanius cristatus (C) LC; Red-backed shrike, Lanius collurio (A) LC; Loggerhead shrike, Lanius ludovicianus NT