| LC control no. | sh 85014346 |
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| LC classification | QL677.78 Zoology |
| Topical heading | Birds of prey |
| Variant(s) | Predatory birds Prey, Birds of Raptores Raptorial birds Raptors |
| See also | individual birds of prey, e.g. Owls Birds Predatory animals |
| Found in | Web. 3 (raptor: also raptore, a bird of the order Raptores: bird of prey. Raptorial: of or relating to the Raptores) Wikipedia, Mar. 21, 2008 (A Bird of Prey, or Raptor, is a bird that hunts for food primarily on the wing, using its keen senses, especially vision; the talons and beaks tend to be relatively large, powerful and adapted for tearing and/or piercing flesh. Diurnal birds of prey traditionally belong to the order Falconiformes; the New World vultures (in order Ciconiiformes) are usually also regarded as birds of prey; nocturnal birds of prey - the owls - are not classified with either of the aforementioned taxa but are instead considered to be members of two extant families - the Strigidae (typical owls) and the Tytonidae (barn and bay owls) - of the order Strigiformes) |
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