Burung pemangsa (Birds of Prey)
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
- langka
- 50 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Mimics Turkey Vultures so precisely that prey ignores it until the talons arrive. Evolution's long con.
- Habitat
- Riparian woodland, desert uplands, canyonlands, and mixed pine-oak/conifer forests from sea level up to about 3,000 m
- Fakta menarik
- The Zone-tailed Hawk closely resembles a Turkey Vulture in flight silhouette and habitually soars in vulture flocks, likely using this resemblance as aggressive mimicry to approach unsuspecting prey.
- Sebaran
- Southwestern US (Arizona, New Mexico, west Texas) through Mexico and Central America to Colombia, Ecuador, and locally Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, and northern Argentina; also Trinidad
- Makanan
- Small birds, mammals (bats, squirrels, rodents), and reptiles (especially lizards), caught in low quartering flight or quick stoops
- Ukuran
- 0,51 m
- Bentang sayap
- 1,28 m
- Masa hidup
- 6,7 tahun
