Hawking (birds)
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Hawking is a feeding strategy in birds involving catching flying insects in the air. The term usually refers to a technique of sallying out from a perch to snatch an insect and then returning to the s
Australasian figbird, catching a beetle on the wing
Brown honeyeater, one of a group hawking from a Casuarina
White-fronted chat, returning to a perch with insects caught in flight
Common swift in flight
Tufted tit-tyrant
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The tufted tit-tyrant is a species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. This species is found in western South America; its range stretches from southern Colombia south along the Andes
A tufted tit-tyrant, A. p. aequatorialis
A tufted tit-tyrant, A. p. aequatorialis
Porlieria chilensis in tufted tit-tyrant habitat