Bird category
Raptors
Hawks, eagles, kites and falcons.
48
Species in the app
4
Profiled here
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
18–26 inOpen countryYear-round
A hoarse, drawn-out scream, the sound most films use for any eagle.
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Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
28–40 inLakes, coastsYear-round
A surprisingly weak, high chatter rather than a scream.
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Cooper’s Hawk
Astur cooperii
14–20 inWoodland, suburbsYear-round
A fast, even kek-kek-kek near the nest.
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American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
8–12 inFields, roadsidesYear-round
A shrill, rapid killy-killy-killy.
Details →Photo credits (4)
- Accipiter cooperii m Sam Smith Toronto3 — Mykola Swarnyk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- American Kestrel (53468230687) — Channel City Camera Club from Santa Barbara, US, CC BY 2.0
- Bald eagle about to fly in Alaska (2016) — Andy Morffew from Itchen Abbas, Hampshire, UK, CC BY 2.0
- Red-tailed Hawk (45812546121) — Becky Matsubara from El Sobrante, California, CC BY 2.0
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