BIRDS OF PREY

BASIC FACTS

• Acute eyesight
• Powerful talons
• Hooked bills
• Predators (duh)

BALD EAGLE CLASSIFICATION

• Kingdom:Animalia
• Phylum:Chordata
• Class:Aves
• Order:Falconiformes
• Family:Accipitriday
• Genus:Haliaeestus
• Species:Ieucocephalus

PEREGRINE FALCON CLASSIFICATION

• Kingdom- animalia
• Phylum- Chordata
• Class- aves
• Order- falconiformes
• Family- Falconidae
• Genus- falco

BALD EAGLE SIZE/WEIGHT

• Size ranges from 2.5 - 3.5 ft in length
• Wings range from 6 - 7.5 ft long
• Female bald eagles are a greater size than males
• Weight: 17lb (7.5 kg)

PEREGRINE FALCON SIZE/WEIGHT

• Body length of 13-23 in
• Wingspan of 29-47 in
• Males weigh 2 lbs
• Females weigh 2-2.2 lbs
• Females measure up to 30% larger than males

BALD EAGLE HABITAT

• Range from Florida to Eastern Coast
• Found near lakes,rivers, or streams

PEREGRINE FALCON HABITAT

• Prefer wide-open spaces
• Thrive near coasts
• Can be found everywhere from tundra to deserts

PEREGRINE HUNTING

• http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cvH_Qa5svSw&safe=active&edufilter=Liie5fY2KNZg...

FUN FACTS

• Peregrine falcon is the fastest bird in the world
• More than over 60 different species of eagle
• Peregrine falcon- known as the Duck Hawk in North America
• The bald eagle is the national bird
• Bald eagle has 7,000 feathers
• Both can fly up to 10,000 feet above the ground