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Accipitridae - eagles, hawks, kites
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Genus Accipiter (bush hunters)
true hawks, range in size, ambush prey eg. Sharp shinned hawk, Coopers hawk, Northern goshawk |
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Genus Buteo
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woodland/open area hunters
med-large birds broad wings, sturdy build soaring flight eg. Rough legged hawk, Broad winged hawk, Red tailed hawk |
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Falconidae
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falcons
kill prey with beaks not feet stocky, with pointed wings speedy and agile have falcon teeth |
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Cathartidae
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vultures
new world smell prey, old world see prey more closely related to storks soaring flight with broad long wings bald head or facial skin lack syrinx, hisses and grunts |
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Strigiformes families - Tytonidae
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barn owls
heart shaped facial disk w/ elongated compressed beak proportionally smaller eyes long legs, pectinate claw for grooming on inner toe |
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Strigidae
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typical or true owls
circular facial disks w/ large eyes short hooked beak that points downward typically have thickly feathered legs |
