Duck Hawk
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
see falcon.
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Falcon - common name for members of the Falconidae, a heterogeneous family of long-winged birds of prey closely related to the hawk. Falcons and the prairie falcon.
peregrine falcon, duck hawk, game hawk, great-footed hawk
KINGDOM:
Animalia ...
Peregrine (great-footed falcon, duck hawk): Falco peregrinus. In: Cade, Tom J. The falcons of the world. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press: 58-68. [71355] 29. Cade, Tom J.; Bird, David M. 1990.
Once called 'duck hawks, 'adults have a distinctive dark hood and moustache, cream-colored throat, blue barring and yellow soft parts.
Weights and Measures: The Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), sometimes formerly known in North America as Duck Hawk, is a medium-sized falcon about the size of a large crow: 38-53 cm (15 to 21 inches) long.
The Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), also known as the Peregrine, and historically as the "Duck Hawk" in North America, is a cosmopolitan bird of prey in the family Falconidae.
OTHER NAME: Peregrine; Duck Hawk
STATUS IN OKLAHOMA:
Rare to erratic visitant throughout state; usually found about large reservoirs and rivers; September (September 2) - April (May 26); records in July and August.
1. Peregrine eating a Blue-winged Teal, Woodbridge Road in the Delta. Hawk was formerly known as "duck hawk" in America.
2. Merlin, female, Fazio Wildlife Area, Yolo County ...
Other members of this family include the less common Merlin (aka Pigeon Hawk) and the endangered Peregrine Falcon (aka Duck Hawk). Both are found statewide, more often along the coasts. Neither breed in Florida.
United States where they are considered pest, particularly in rural areas, a derogatory term for certain birds of prey, such as the Chickenhawk (a common colloquial name referring to both the Red-tailed Hawk and the Cooper's Hawk), or the Duck hawk ...
Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus
Prairie Falcon, Falco mexicanus
Peregrine Falcon or "Duck Hawk", Falco peregrinus ...
Occasionally, they have been known to take small ducks, earning them the misleading name of "duck hawks." Peregrines hunt by diving at their prey from far above and catching them in mid-flight.
Their name comes from the Latin word peregrinus, which means "to wander". They are commonly referred to as the Duck Hawk. Peregrine falcons are the fastest flying birds in the world - they are able to dive at 200 miles per hour.
and Willow Grouse; but he could not give me any information as to the change of plumage, never having seen them in any other state than that of the individuals represented in my plate, which I shewed to him. The fishermen called them Duck Hawks, ...
 See also: Hawk, Duck, Peregrine, Falcon, Peregrine Falcon
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