Harris Hawk
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(New page: Image:HarrisHawk.jpg '''Common Name:''' Harris Hawk<br> '''Scientific Name:''' Parabuteo unicinctus '''Size:''' 18-23 inches (46-59 cm); '''Wingspan:''' 41-47 inches (103-120 cm) ''...) |
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Very often, there will be three hawks attending one nest: two males and one female. Whether or not this is polyandry is debated. The female does most of the incubation. The eggs hatch in 31 to 36 days. The young begin to explore outside the nest at 38 days, and fledge, or start to fly, at 45 to 50 days. The female sometimes breeds two or three times in a year. Young may stay with their parents for up to three years, helping to raise later broods. | Very often, there will be three hawks attending one nest: two males and one female. Whether or not this is polyandry is debated. The female does most of the incubation. The eggs hatch in 31 to 36 days. The young begin to explore outside the nest at 38 days, and fledge, or start to fly, at 45 to 50 days. The female sometimes breeds two or three times in a year. Young may stay with their parents for up to three years, helping to raise later broods. | ||
| - | + | '''Cool Facts:''' Since about 1980, Harris's hawks have been increasingly used in falconry and are now the most popular hawks in the West (outside of Asia) for that purpose, as they are one of the easiest to train and the most social. Trained Harris's hawks have been used to remove an unwanted pigeon population from London's Trafalgar Square. | |
There are three subspecies of Harris's hawk: | There are three subspecies of Harris's hawk: | ||
