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Hawks, including the accipitrines, are believed to have vision several times sharper than humans, in part because of the great number of photoreceptor cells in their retinas (up to 1,000,000 per square mm, against 200,000 for humans), a very high number of nerves connecting the receptors to the brain, and an indented fovea, which magnifies the ...
Past observations have indicated that, while hawks can easily adapt to most environments, they prefer open habitats such as deserts and fields, likely because it is easier to spot prey. As they are able to live anywhere, they can also be found in mountainous plains and tropical, moist areas such as Central America, the West Indies, and Jamaica ...
The Accipitriformes (/ æ k ˌ s ɪ p ɪ t r ɪ ˈ f ɔːr m iː z /; from Latin accipiter 'hawk' and formes 'having the form of') are an order of birds that includes most of the diurnal birds of prey, including hawks, eagles, vultures, and kites, but not falcons.
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Changeable hawk-eagle: Accipitridae: Nisaetus cirrhatus (Gmelin, JF, 1788) 72 Flores hawk-eagle: Accipitridae: Nisaetus floris (Hartert, EJO, 1898) 73 Mountain hawk-eagle: Accipitridae: Nisaetus nipalensis Hodgson, 1836: 74 Legge's hawk-eagle: Accipitridae: Nisaetus kelaarti (Legge, 1878) 75 Blyth's hawk-eagle: Accipitridae: Nisaetus alboniger ...
Grey-bellied hawk. Accipiter poliogaster (Temminck, 1824) eastern Colombia, southern Venezuela, the two Guyanas, Suriname, eastern Ecuador, central and eastern Peru, Amazonian Brazil, northern Bolivia, eastern Paraguay and northeast Argentina: Size: Habitat: Diet: NT 1,000–10,000 [14] Sharp-shinned hawk. Accipiter striatus Vieillot, 1808
The red-tailed hawk, ferruginous hawk, and rarely, the red-shouldered hawk are all examples of species from this genus that are used in falconry today. The red-tailed hawk is hardy and versatile, taking rabbits, hares, and squirrels; given the right conditions, it can catch the occasional duck or pheasant. The red-tailed hawk is also considered ...
The savanna hawk is 46–61 cm (18–24 in) in length and weighs 845 g (29.8 oz). [4] The adult has a rufous body with grey mottling above and fine black barring below. The flight feathers of the long broad wings are black, and the tail is banded black and white. [2] [4] The legs are yellow. The call is a loud scream keeeeru. [4]