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Birds of Prey (Raptors)

Birds of Prey (Raptors)

 

American Kestrel

  • LENGTH: 8 in.
  • Short hooked beak
  • Gray crown and white cheeks
  • Black mustache marks below eyes
  • Black spot behind crown
  • Pale, streaked breast and belly
 

Red-Tailed Hawk

  • LENGTH: 18 in.
  • Brick-red tail with dark bars
  • Short, dark hooked beak with light head
  • Wings with dark tips and bars
  • Dark patagial marks on under wing
  • Streaked belly band present in light morph and intermediate adult phases
 

Cooper's Hawk

  • LENGTH: 16 in.
  • Long tail with several dark bands and a single white band at the rounded tip
  • Eyes yellow to red
  • Blue-gray back
  • White breast with thin red bars
  • Gray or black crown
 

Barn Owl

  • LENGTH: 14 in.
  • Large, rounded head
  • Pale facial disks with dark frame
  • Tawny and gray breast with black and white specks
  • White belly with scattered dark spots
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