Here are a few birds of prey which are seen less often
The Tawny Eagle is found in Eastern europe accross Central Asia to Mongolia (Northern species), Morocco,accross North Central and Southern Africa, Afghanistan to Bengal and Burma (Southern species)
Nest are built in trees or on rocks and crags. One to 3three eggs are laid (usually two). Incubation starts with the first egg. Incubation takes around 45 days. The young on hatching have to be constantly brooded and sheltered from either strong sun or rainstorms on open nests. The male will supply the nest with food and as the chicks develop the female will spend time on the edge of the nest or on a nearby perch.
The CaraCara is generally a scavenger mainly carrion and other immobile prey. It will also feed on young birds, insects, rodents, reptiles, amphibians and fish. It lives in a wide variey of habitats mainly open and semi open country with a scattering of trees, agricultural land, prairies, savannahs, coconut plantations, coastal plains and even marsh areas. the breeding seasons vary according to latitude and the rains. January to May in southern USA, December to April in Central America, January to May in Columbia. The nest is a large and untidy structure of sticks. Two to three eggs are laid and incubation takes between 28-32 days.
It is usually found in the Southernmost areas of the USA, Mexico and Central South America, some of the Caribbean and Southern Islands, and the Falkland Islands.
Black Falcons are rarely seen since they are natives of Australia only.
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They are very fast hunters who usually take their flying prey on the wing. They will also hunt for land-based small creatures, such as rabbits, mice and lizards.
their favourite habitats are open areas such as plains, meadows and light woodlands.
Their speed and realatively small size can make them difficult to spot. This helps make them excellent opportunistic hunters. So much so, in fact, that can often steal food from human beings.
The Red-Necked Falcon lives mainly in Sub-Saharan Africa, and India. It's favourite habitats include open and semi-desert areas, where prey may be less plentiful but easy to spot! It is also often seen in forests, by rivers.
It is a very fast and agile bird, well adapted to catch small birds, bats and even large flying insects, which it hunts mainly at dawn and dusk.
It isn't a terribly domestically-minded bird; building a nest isn't something it likes to do. It is not too proud to re-use an old nest which has been abandoned by corvids; if there isn't one handy it will just lay eggs on the flatter areas of a palm tree.
They will often hunt in pairs. One of the birds will flush out their flying prey from ground cover; the other will swoop down on the unfortunate victim and catch it on the wing.
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