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Harris Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
51.0018, 3.5823
Field Notes
Description:
Small reddish hawk.The Harris' hawk is notable for its behavior of hunting cooperatively in packs consisting of tolerant groups, while other raptors often hunt alone. It is the Harris's hawk's intelligence which leads to a social nature which results in easier training and has led to the Harris' hawk to become a popular bird for use in falconry.
Habitat:
Is a medium-large bird of prey that breeds from the southwestern United States south to Chile and central Argentina. Birds are sometimes reported at large in Western Europe, especially Britain, but it is a popular species in falconry and these records almost certainly all refer to escapes from captivity.
The specimen shown here forms partof a raptor flying exhibit.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2015
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