The term refers to Birds Of Prey in any of three senses:
- Loosely, to mean almost any bird of prey.
The common names of birds in various parts of the world often use ''hawk'' loosely. For example, in North America , the Buzzard s (''Buteo'') are often called "hawks".
The true hawks form the sub-family and most are in the genus ''Accipiter''.
In February 2005 the Canadian Scientist Dr Louis Lefebvre announced a method of measuring avian IQ in terms of their innovation in feeding habits. Hawks were named among the most intelligent birds based on this scale.
Hawks are believed to have vision as good as 20/2, about eight times more acute than humans with good eyesight.
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-- Goshawk , ''A. gentilis''
-- Sparrowhawk , ''A. nisus''
-- Grey-bellied Goshawk , ''A. poliogaster''
-- Crested Goshawk , ''A. trivirgatus''
-- Sulawesi Goshawk , ''A. griseiceps''
-- Red-chested Goshawk , ''A. toussenelii''
-- African Goshawk , ''A. tachiro''
-- Chinese Goshawk , ''A. soloensis''
-- Frances' Goshawk , ''A. francesii''
-- Spot-tailed Goshawk , ''A. trinotatus''
-- Grey Goshawk , ''A. novaehollandiae''
-- Brown Goshawk , ''A. fasciatus''
-- Black-mantled Goshawk , ''A. melanochlamys''
-- Pied Goshawk , ''A. albogularis''
-- Fiji Goshawk , ''A. rufitorques''
-- White-bellied Goshawk , ''A. haplochrous''
-- Moluccan Goshawk , ''A. henicogrammus''
-- Grey-headed Goshawk , ''A. poliocephalus''
-- New Britain Goshawk , ''A. princeps''
-- Black Goshawk , ''A. melanoleucus''
-- Henst's Goshawk , ''A. henstii''
-- Meyer's Goshawk , ''A. meyerianus''
-- Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk , ''A. castanilius''
-- Nicobar Sparrowhawk , ''A. butleri''
-- Levant Sparrowhawk , ''A. brevipes''
-- Slaty-mantled Sparrowhawk , ''A. luteoschistaceus''
-- Imitator Sparrowhawk , ''A. imitator''
-- Red-thighed Sparrowhawk , ''A. erythropus''
-- Little Sparrowhawk , ''A. minullus''
-- Japanese Sparrowhawk , ''A. gularis''
-- Small Sparrowhawk , ''A. nanus''
-- Rufous-necked Sparrowhawk , ''A. erythrauchen''
-- Collared Sparrowhawk , ''A. cirrocephalus''
-- New Britain Sparrowhawk , ''A. brachyurus''
-- Vinous-breasted Sparrowhawk , ''A. rhodogaster''
-- Madagascar Sparrowhawk , ''A. madagascariensis''
-- Ovampo Sparrowhawk , ''A. ovampensis''
-- Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk , ''A. rufiventris''
-- Shikra , ''A. badius''
-- Tiny Hawk , ''A. superciliosus''
-- Semicollared Hawk , ''A. collaris''
-- Sharp-shinned Hawk , ''A. striatus''
-- White-breasted Hawk , ''A. chionogaster''
-- Plain-breasted Hawk , ''A. ventralis''
-- Rufous-thighed Hawk , ''A. erythronemius''
-- Cooper's Hawk , ''A. cooperii''
-- Gundlach's Hawk , ''A. gundlachi''
-- Bicoloured Hawk , ''A. bicolor''
-- Besra , ''A. virgatus''
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-- Gabar Goshawk , ''M. gabar''
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-- Dark Chanting Goshawk , ''M. metabates''
-- Eastern Chanting Goshawk , ''M. poliopterus''
-- Pale Chanting Goshawk , ''M. canorus''
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-- Long-tailed Hawk , ''U. macrourus''
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-- Red Goshawk , ''E. radiatus''
-- Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk , ''E. buergersi''
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-- Doria's Goshawk , ''M. doriae''
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