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Favorite Bird Of Prey Group

Discussion in 'General Zoo Discussion' started by BerdNerd, 7 Jan 2021.

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Favorite Bird Of Prey Group?

  1. Eagles

    6.7%
  2. Hawks

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  3. Falcons

    13.3%
  4. Vultures

    20.0%
  5. Owls

    26.7%
  6. Secretarybird

    33.3%
  1. BerdNerd

    BerdNerd Well-Known Member

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    Yes, there is a pair currently residing at the zoo's Elephant Odyssey. I think there are also some at the Safari Park too.
     
  2. Girafarig

    Girafarig Well-Known Member

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    I see.
     
  3. elefante

    elefante Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    I would also bet because those birds are much more impressive and threatening looking than turkey vultures. Those are the more iconic images of vultures people have.
     
  4. AWP

    AWP Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    I voted for eagles, tropical species like the harpy eagle and martial eagle being my favourite.

    Seriemas could be regarded as birds of prey too, as the neotropical and falcon-related equivalent of the secretary bird.

    Reading here about Old World vultures in the New World, there is quite a number of extinct American "Old World" vultures, mostly from the USA but also some fossil material from Venezuela. All these vultures belong the Gypaetinae, that includes Egyptian, palm-nut and beared vulture.
     
  5. chaotic_froggie

    chaotic_froggie Well-Known Member

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    Falcons and caracaras are also not classified as Accipitriformes, I think that is a recent change. My favourite are falcons, mainly because my favourite animals tend to be species I have had personal experiences with. I love falconry, and I have flown Eurasian and American Kestrels and held a Gyrfalcon and Peregrine.