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Hawks

Hawks are a group of birds of prey in the family Accipitridae. These birds have slender bodies with short broad rounded wings and a long tail. They have long legs, long sharp talons, and a sharp hooked bill. There are four groups of hawks.

Accipiters or true hawks inhabit forests. They have short, broad, round wings and a long tail; long shins and long, slender toes. The female accipiter is often much larger than the male.

Harriers have a facial disc, like owls, that helps them hear their prey. Most show color differences between the adult male and female birds.

Buteos are found nearly worldwide in open country and some forested areas. They have broad wings with deeply slit wing tips; short, stout legs with short toes.

There is a miscellaneous group of hawks that do not fit into the other hawk groups. Most of these birds live in the tropics.

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Harriers

Harriers are birds of prey, related to hawks, eagles, and kites. They fly low over meadows and marshes and hunt or harry (bother) small animals or birds. Typical harriers have long wings that they hold in a shallow V in their low flight. They also have distinct male and female plumages. The female is generally larger than the male. Harriers hunt other birds, hares, rabbits, rats, mice, lizards, frogs, fish, and insects. Because they rely heavily on material already dead (carrion), harriers are often killed by cars as they feed on roadsides.

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