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Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. White-tailed kite, Elanus leucurus; Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos; Northern harrier, Circus hudsonius
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 February 2025. This list of fictional birds is subsidiary to the list of fictional animals. Ducks, penguins and birds of prey are not included here, and are listed separately at list of fictional ducks, list of fictional penguins, and list of fictional birds of prey. For non-fictional birds see List of ...
Black vulture: War of the Birds: A sinister and sadistic male vulture who is responsible for killing other birds. In the last battle his dove slave betrayed him and he was incinerated. Friend Owl Owl Bambi: Frosty Snowy owl Wild Kratts: A snowy owl who first appears in the episode Snowy Owl Invasion. He was named by Wild Kratts kids; Gavin ...
Kurangaituku is a supernatural being in MΔori mythology who is part-woman and part-bird. [21] Lamassu from Mesopotamian mythology, a winged tutelary deity with a human head, the body of a bull or a lion, and bird wings. Lei Gong, a Chinese thunder god often depicted as a bird man. [22] The second people of the world in Southern Sierra Miwok ...
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 ...
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. Fifteen species have been recorded in Washington. White-tailed kite, Elanus leucurus (A)
Skull. The root word for "stoat" is likely either the Dutch word stout ("bold") [4] or the Gothic word πππ°πΏππ°π½ (stautan, "to push"). [5] According to John Guillim, in his Display of Heraldrie, the word "ermine" is likely derived from Armenia, the nation where it was thought the species originated, [4] though other authors have linked it to the Norman French from the ...
Pages in category "Birds of prey of North America" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.