All 13 Birds of Prey & What Makes Them Incredible

All birds of prey pursue other animals for food. What sets them apart from birds such as kingfishers and albatross—who also prey on other animals—are their hooked beaks used to tear apart flesh and their sharp talons, which allow them to catch larger prey than regular birds. They are often referred to as raptors, which comes from the Latin word raptare meaning “to seize and carry off” In this guide, we’ll explore 13 types of raptor including eagles, old-world vultures, new-world vultures, the beautiful secretary bird and owls. Subscribe: https://tbtrvl.com/subscribe More rabbit holes to dive into! Relatives: https://tbtrvl.com/relatives Parks: https://tbtrvl.com/parks Most Popular: https://tbtrvl.com/popular Newest Videos: https://tbtrvl.com/newest 01:03 Eagles 02:56 Hawks 04:34 Buzzards 06:03 Kites 07:29 Harriers 08:29 Old World Vultures 10:01 Ospreys 10:59 Secretary Bird 11:46 New World Vultures 13:03 Owls 14:48 Seriemas 15:39 Falcons 16:51 Caracaras Creative Commons Attribution Black-legged Seriema - Ron Knight - CC Attribution 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ Media & Attribution Unless stated above, all still images are used under license from Shutterstock.com. Thank you to everyone who makes their work available for use. Covering all of the wonderful species in these videos would not be possible without your incredible work. Music All of the music used in this video is available at Epidemic Sound. If you need music and would like to support the channel, please find a referral link below. https://tbtrvl.com/epidemicsound Sources & Further Reading Listed below are the sources used to create the video. Encyclopedia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/animal/raptor Animal Diversity https://animaldiversity.org International Fund for Animal Welfare https://www.ifaw.org/animals/birds-of-prey Jarvis et al. 2014 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1253451 Brown & Kimble 2021 https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6004/2/1/1 Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_of_prey Raptor facts https://www.audubon.org/news/15-facts-about-raptors The size difference in female and male raptors https://web.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Size_and_Sex.html Information about the Accipitridae family https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/accipitridae The bald eagle as a symbol of American independence https://www.va.gov/opa/publications/celebrate/eagle.pdf Eagle nesting https://www.nationaleaglecenter.org/eagle-nesting-young A hawk’s eyesight https://theraptortrust.org/bird-resources/bird-facts/hawk-facts A hawk’s diet https://sciencing.com/what-do-hawks-eat-4597039.html Reversed sexual dimorphism https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1469-185X.1990.tb01238.x Definition of raptor ranges http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/spcrange Breeding and nesting biology in raptors https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326127027_Breeding_and_Nesting_Biology_in_Raptors Hook-billed kite colouration https://ebird.org/species/hobkit The shape of a Northern Harrier's face https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Harrier/overview Northern harrier ear position https://etc.usf.edu/clipart/73600/73695/73695_harrierearpt.htm Hen harrier colouration http://www.henharrierproject.ie/henharrier.html White-backed vulture range http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/white-backed-vulture-gyps-africanus Vulture’s scavenger behaviour https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/scavenger Flight feathers https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/308-feathers-and-flight Eastern osprey range https://www.oiseaux.net/maps/eastern.osprey.html Are all owls nocturnal? https://www.livescience.com/56146-are-all-owls-nocturnal.html How owls rotate their heads ​​https://www.livescience.com/26771-how-owls-rotate-heads.html Owls' eye colour and meaning https://intobirds.com/owls-eye-color-what-does-it-mean https://worldbirds.com/owl-facts The fastest animal on earth https://www.britannica.com/list/the-fastest-animals-on-earth Peregrine falcon facts https://www.peregrinefund.org/explore-raptors-species/falcons/peregrine-falcon Collared falconet https://indianbirds.thedynamicnature.com/2015/04/collared-falconet-microhierax-caerulescens.html About Textbook Travel: Videos Exploring The Animal Kingdom & The Natural World Educational content about the most fascinating elements of our planet and the study surrounding them. Current content includes: Relatives | A series exploring the most fascinating families in the animal kingdom How Animals Work | A series exploring animal behaviour, ecology, biology and more There is currently no upload schedule so please consider turning on all notifications to be notified when a new video is released. Thanks! Subscribe: https://tbtrvl.com/subscribe Website: https://www.textbooktravel.com #textbooktravel #animals #birdsofprey