Birds of prey belong to the order of these birds, which consists of five families.Skopin, hawk, secretaries, falcons and vultures US, there are about three hundred species.The smallest bird of prey (falcon-chips) has a body length of 15 cm and weight '35 And the biggest (condor), respectively, 1 m 10 cm and 15 kg.Common birds of prey almost the entire world, except, of course, Antarctica.From the northern and temperate latitudes of the winter part of the species migrates south.Birds of Russia there are up to fifty species.No zones and landscapes of nature, that they are not occupied.
bird of prey has a strong, hooked beak, the base of which is covered with smooth, brightly colored cere.Just her and open outward nostril holes.Legs have strong bird of prey with sharp claws and long.Fingers on the part of the foot pads have to be comfortable to hold prey.Bird of prey differs bodied.The plumage is quite tough, adjacent to the torso.The painting is dominated by its brown and gray tones.Neoperennye of the neck and head are characteristic of the species of birds that feed on carrion.Females are colored the same as males, but differ from them in larger sizes.Only the American vultures are less than their partner.
eats a bird of prey mainly small mammals.The largest of them can catch even sloths, monkeys, dogs and small antelopes.There are species that prefer fish or reptiles, especially snakes.Arthropods are rarely the main food, more often - optional.Vultures feed on carrion and vultures.Since beak helps carve production, the most mighty and strong, he had fish-eating eagles, who have to deal with a slippery, covered with dense scales catch, and scavengers.Some are used to hunt from an ambush, while others look out for the victim in flight and attack it or pursue in the air.Some species are active at dusk and at night, although the majority - birds of prey.
known that for Buzzards characterized by polyandry, for some harriers - polygyny.But mostly birds of prey still monogamous.Couples during nesting choose individual sections.Small falcons and vultures held colonies.The building nest platforms of branches involved both parents.They are constructed on ledges of cliffs or in trees.Falcons often settle in the ready-made nest ravens and other birds (of prey).The clutch is one to six eggs and incubates them female from 25 days to two months.During this period, the male brings her food.When there are chicks, food they got both parents.Due to the uneven development in many species of brood killed older younger.Or do the parents.The larger the bird of prey, the longer it depends on the chick's mother and father.For example, nearly six months sitting in the nest only young harpy eagle of South America.And then, having learned to fly, he had six months left to live close to the nest and the parents continued to receive food from them.
Forty-six species of birds of prey nest on the territory of Russia.The largest representative of the forest area and the mountains - the golden eagle.It feeds on hares, foxes, deer and calves deer, marmots, grouse, squirrels, grouse, ular, ducks, geese and coots.Deaf and old forests inhabited goshawk.His food - it's birds and mammals.Peregrine falcon, saker and merlin, flight speed reaches 200 km / h, catching prey in midair.Buzzard used to meet in the middle belt of the country, Rough-legged Buzzard - in the tundra, and Buzzard - in the steppes.
Since ancient times, predatory birds of prey used in many countries during the hunt.Nowadays this craze mass remained in the East.In Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan can still be seen riding with eagles hunt.
