Hawks are birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. They are very widely distributed and are found on all continents, except Antarctica.
Sharp-shinned hawk, a small member of the Accipitrinae subfamily
A Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), a member of the Buteo group
Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb holding a hawk in his darbar
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
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