Birds of Prey

Birds of North America

Lives, Habitats & Pictures of the Birds of Prey


A Merlin and an 
American Kestrel challenging one another over territory on Amherst Island, near Kingston, 
Ontario, Canada.

See the different types of Birds of Prey, a library consisting of individual pictures and a summary of some of the North American birds of prey, native to the continent or have at one time or another, shown up as a vagrant.

Birds such as the condor, eagles, falcons, harrier, hawks, osprey, shrikes, vultures and more.

The members of the Birds of Prey consist of the mighty California Condor, an endangered species, struggling to survive on a continent, where its habitat is shrinking and man-made obstructions are the leading causes to its survival. The powerful eagles and the swift falcons, are once more becoming a frequent sight over our rivers and mountains.

The vultures, lesser thought about birds, the Turkey Vulture, which is expanding its range into the North. All the small birds and those who mostly hunt at night and remain unseen in daylight hours, such as the owls. Those birds who live in the canopy of the forests and the isolated northern regions.



Click on the bird names listed below to see pictures of North American Birds of Prey
Crested Caracara

Crested Caracara

Eagles

Eagles

California Condor

California Condor

Falcons

Falcons

Harrier

Harrier

Hawks

Hawks

Kestrel

American Kestrel

Kites

Kites

Merlin

Merlin

Osprey

Osprey

Owls

Owls

Shrikes

Shrikes

Vultures

Vultures



Click on the bird names listed below to see pictures of North American Birds of Prey
Crested Caracara

Crested Caracara

California Condor

California Condor

Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle

Golden Eagle

Golden Eagle

Steller's Sea Eagle

Steller's Sea Eagle

Aplomado Falcon

Aplomado Falcon

Peregrine Falcon

Peregrine Falcon

Prairie Falcon

Prairie Falcon

Harrier

Harrier

Broad-winged Hawk

Broad-winged Hawk

Common Black-Hawk

Common Black Hawk

Cooper's Hawk

Cooper's Hawk

Ferruginous Hawk

Ferruginous Hawk

Harris-s Hawk

Harris's Hawk

Northern Goshawk

Northern Goshawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Rough-legged Hawk

Rough-legged Hawk

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Swainson's Hawk

Swainson's Hawk

White-tailed Hawk

White-tailed Hawk

Zone-tailed Hawk

Zone-tailed Hawk

Kestrel

American Kestrel

Mississippi Kite

Mississippi Kite

Snail Kite

Snail Kite

Swallow-tailed Kite

Swallow-tailed Kite

White-tailed Kite

White-tailed Kite

Merlin

Merlin

Osprey

Osprey

Barn Owl

Barn Owl

Barred Owl

Barred Owl

Boreal Owl

Boreal Owl

Burrowing Owl

Burrowing Owl

Elf Owl

Elf Owl

Great Gray Owl

Great Gray Owl

Great Horned Owl

Great Horned Owl

Long-eared Owl

Long-eared Owl

Northern Hawk Owl

Northern Hawk Owl

Northern Pygmy-Owl

Northern Pygmy-Owl

Northern Saw-whet Owl

Northern Saw-whet Owl

Short-eared Owl

Short-eared Owl

Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

Spotted Owl

Spotted Owl

Eastern Screech-Screech Owl

Eastern Screech-Owl

Western Screech-Owl

Western Screech-Owl

Loggerhead Shrike

Loggerhead Shrike

Northern Shrike

Northern Shrike

Black Vulture

Black Vulture

Turkey Vulture

Turkey Vulture

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