Bird of prey
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Birds of prey or predatory birds, also known as raptors, are hypercarnivorous species of bird that actively hunt and feed on other vertebrates, mainly mammals, reptiles, and smaller birds. In addition
Bald eagle
An obliged point of transit of the migration of the birds of prey is the bottleneck-shaped Strait of Messina, Sicily, here seen from Dinnammare mount, Peloritani.
Male (left) and female (right) red-footed falcons
Owl
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Owls are birds from the order Strigiformes, which includes over 200 species of mostly solitary and nocturnal birds of prey typified by an upright stance, a large, broad head, binocular vision, binaura
Tawny owl (Strix aluco), left, and western barn owl (Tyto alba), right, belonging respectively to the Strigidae and Tytonidae families
Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia)
A stamp from the Soviet Union, 1979