#hawk diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
supertype: #bird_of_prey__raptor__raptorial_bird__raptorialbird any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals
member of: #family_Accipitridae
subtype: #eyas an unfledged or nestling hawk
subtype: #tiercel__tercel__tercelet male hawk especially male peregrine or gyrfalcon
subtype: #goshawk__Accipiter_gentilis large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry
subtype: #Accipiter_nisus__sparrow_hawk__sparrowhawk small hawk of Eurasia and North Africa
subtype: #Cooper's_hawk__blue_darter__Accipiter_cooperii bluish-gray North American hawk having a darting flight
subtype: #chicken_hawk__chickenhawk__henhawk nontechnical term for any hawks said to prey on poultry
subtype: #buteonine any hawk of the genus Buteo
subtype: #redtail__redtailedhawk__Buteo_jamaicensis dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail
subtype: #rough-legged_hawk__roughleg__Buteo_lagopus large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers
subtype: #red-shouldered_hawk__Buteo_lineatus North American hawk with reddish brown shoulders
subtype: #buzzard__Buteo_buteo the common European short-winged hawk
subtype: #honey_buzzard__honeybuzzard__Pernis_apivorus Old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents and reptiles
subtype: #kite any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
subtype: #black_kite__blackkite__Milvus_migrans dark Old World kite feeding chiefly on carrion
subtype: #swallow-tailed_kite__swallow-tailed_hawk__Elanoides_forficatus graceful North American black-and-white kite
subtype: #white-tailed_kite__Elanus_leucurus gray-and-white American kite of warm and tropical regions
subtype: #harrier hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals
subtype: #marsh_harrier__marshharrier__Circus_Aeruginosus Old World harrier frequenting marshy regions
subtype: #Montagu's_harrier__Circus_pygargus brownish European harrier
subtype: #marsh_hawk__marshhawk__northern_harrier__hen_harrier__henharrier__Circus_cyaneus common harrier of North America and Europe; nests in marshes and open land
subtype: #harrier_eagle__harriereagle__short-toed_eagle any of numerous large Old Wold hawks intermediate in some respects between typical hawks and typical eagles
subtype: #falcon diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
subtype: #peregrine_falcon__peregrinefalcon__Falco_peregrinus a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry
subtype: #falcon-gentle__falcon-gentil female falcon especially a female peregrine falcon
subtype: #gyrfalcon__gerfalcon__Falco_rusticolus large and rare arctic falcon having white and dark color phases
subtype: #Falco_tinnunculus__kestrel small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind
subtype: #sparrow_hawk__sparrowhawk__americankestrel__kestrel__Falco_sparverius small North American falcon
subtype: #pigeon_hawk__merlin__Falco_columbarius small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry
subtype: #Falco_subbuteo__hobby small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds
subtype: #caracara any of various long-legged carrion-eating hawks of South and Central America
subtype: #Audubon's_caracara__Polyborus_cheriway_audubonii widespread from southern United States to Central America; rusty black with black-and-white breast and tail
subtype: #carancha__Polyborus_plancus South American caracara
subtype: #osprey__fish_hawk__fish_eagle__sea_eagle__seaeagle__Pandion_haliaetus large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years
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