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Shikra Shikra Accipiter badius Population status: Least Concern Body length: 26–30 cm (10-11.8 in) Wingspan: 48-68cm (18.8-26 in) Weight: 100-266g (3.5-9 oz) Yeray Seminario Did You Know? The name, Shikra has its origins in the Urdu word Shikari and the …

Tiny Hawk Tiny Hawk Accipiter superciliosus Population status: Least Concern Body length: 24–27·5 cm (9.4-10.8 in) Wingspan: 38–48 cm (14-18.8 in) Weight: 61.5–134 g (2-4.7 oz) Jose Loaiza Did You Know? The Tiny Hawk eats birds as small as hummingbirds It …

Burrowing Owl Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia Population status: Least Concern Body length: 7-1/2 to 10 inches (17-25 cm) Wingspan: 21-24 inches (53-60 cm) Weight: 4-1/2 to 9 ounces (127-255 g) Judi Dressler Did you know? Unlike most other owls, …

26th Annual California Condor Release Andrew Orr 26th Annual California Condor Release Join us! The Peregrine Fund and Bureau of Land Management at Vermilion Cliffs National Monument are hosting a celebration on National Public Lands Day, Saturday, …

NYC Marathon Tom Theofilatos Tom Theofilatos | Long Island, New York Besides being an avid runner, I also enjoy rock climbing at the Shawangunk Ridge (the Gunks) in the Mohonk Preserve of the Hudson Valley of New York.  While climbing in the Gunks, I get …

Mountain Caracara Mountain Caracara Phalcoboenus megalopterus Population status: Least Concern Body length: 48–55 cm (18.8-21.6 in) Wingspan: 111–124 cm (43.7-48.8 in) Weight: 795 g (28 oz) Fernando Angulo/CORBIDI Did You Know? This bird is also known as …

Long-whiskered Owlet Long-whiskered Owlet Xenoglaux loweryi Population status: Endangered Body length: 13–14 cm (5.1–5.5 in) Wingspan: 100-105 mm (3.9-4.1 in) Weight: 46-51g (1.68 -1.8 oz) Fernando Angulo/CORBIDI Did You Know? The Long-whiskered Owlet is …

Great Black Hawk Great Black Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga Population status: Least Concern Body length: 51-61 cm (20-24 in) Weight: 1.1 kg (2 lb 7 oz) Fernando Angulo/CORBIDI Did You Know? There are two recognized subspecies of the Great Black Hawk …

Black Caracara Black Caracara Daptrius ater Population status: Least Concern Body length: 41–47 cm (16-18.5 in) Wingspan: 91–100 cm (35.8-39 in) Weight: 330–445 g (11.6-15.6 oz) Fernando Angulo / CORBIDI Did You Know? The Black Caracara has a mutualistic …

Black-collared Hawk Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis Population status: Least Concern Body length: 45·5–58 cm (18-22.8 in) Wingspan: 115–143 cm (45-56 in) Weight: 391–1070 g (13.7-37.7 oz) Fernando Angulo/CORBIDI Did You Know? The Black-collared …