Birds of Prey

averagely 65 cm tall with 5.5 feet wing span

2 Two syllables. Ow-l

In the rain forest, owls will small mammals and large insects. They may also eat other animals such as frogs and birds.

• well it depends on what bird it is like a eagle of hawk or a buzzer would all eat a DEAD fox but the would never try to kill a live one.

If you are asking are there over one billion species of birds of prey, the answer is 'NO'.

If you are asking are the over one billion birds of prey in total in the world, the answer is... 'no one knows, because no one has counted them all yet'. But it is not likely.

Consider that there are multiple species of birds of prey, however most birds of prey are in relatively small numbers compared to other birds such as 'gulls' (seagulls) which are primarily scavengers, although in instances you might consider them a bird of prey, simply because they will actively fish if needed.

Now there is definite probability in considering there are over one billion 'gulls' , they simply breed at extraordinary rates. If you were to consider gulls in the mix of birds of prey, yes there would definitely be over one billion birds of prey on the planet. However, essentially they are not considered birds of prey, so we are left back with the consensus on what is considered a bird of prey.

As I started saying, in relation to other bird species, birds of prey are relatively small in numbers. However, I am not qualified to say whether there are or are not over one billion... my general feeling is 'no', but there would most likely be in excess of 300 million. That means every single person in the United States of America could own a bird of prey and there should be more left over to share with other people around the world.

Think of it as simply as this... ask ten different people in ten different location around the world how many people each one of them sees in the world in one week.

There are 6,602,224,175 people in the world today as I write this.

Now ask the same people how many birds of prey do they see in the world in one week.

Then do a ratio comparison and you should have an answer close to the reality of the number of birds of prey in the world.

I would say on average, a person would see more than 200 people in one week. I am not talking about people you know. I am simply saying people you see when you are simply walking down the street or in a shopping mall etc.

Now in comparison, I would say on average people would see 2 birds of prey in a week, depending on where you live, you may see none, or you may see ten, so average that out and it would probably come to about 2 per person, in a good bird sighting week.

Is this starting to paint a reasonable picture for you... I hope I have been of some help.

Don't always believe statistics, do an exercise for yourself based on rational and logical thinking and you will always get an answer closer to reality than relying on statistics that are often averaged out anyway.

Honestly, who has been around the world and counted every single spider, or cockroach, or people with blue eyes, or free radicals in a cubic meter of space, or stars in one hundred galaxies, to give us figures and numbers of any actual and infallible accuracy on the stats of things. Doesn't it always make you wonder, who the heck counted these things... I definitely know the answer to that one... NO ONE!

cya

Dr CD (DA Phys, MSc E, BBus A)

foxes and wolves, also crows, eagles and hawks

Because owls are generally active at night, they have a highly developed auditory (hearing) system

Depending on the species, it could be both.

The birds that don't Prey on other animals (however are still primarily carnivores) are called Scavengers.

Vultures are normally associated to this groups

although many birds scavenge as well as prey on other animals...they are all opportunist feeders

other example that are normally scavengers are seagulls, crows/rooks and pigeons.

The most common types of birds found in the Arabian desert are birds of prey. Birds commonly found in this area include buzzards and falcons. However, hundreds of species of birds travel through this region annually.

A baby owl is an owlet

No they Dont they Live Solitary and Hurt there own Species

Depending on where you live, it may be illegal to. You should contact your state's wildlife commission to find out if it's permissible. If it is, they will also be able to provide you with instructions on how they want you to do so so that the animal will be able to be reintroduced into the wild later.

They're generally reasonably willing to allow people to care for injured or orphaned animals when feasible as long as it's done with the understanding the animal will not be a "pet" but is, in fact, a wild animal that needs to be able to live on its own after it recovers/grows up.

Owning an American native pet owl without government permission and a trained rehabilitator/educational purposes license is illegal in the U.S

Female Barn owls are larger, with larger feet, cere and body but also the female Barn owl has at least one spot on her chest, the male barn owl has none.

owls live in the southern states from the east coast to the west coast.

Raccoons, snakes, weasels, hawks, and owls up to the size of golden eagles and northern eagle-owls are reported predators of screech-owls (Otus asio).

Birds are reptiles. In 2004, a new cladistic classification of "Reptilia" came to include birds.

Aside from their feathers, most birds are characteristically reptilian. Under their feathers are scales, they share similar organ and skeletal systems, and they lay eggs.

The closes living relative of dinosaurs are birds. One of the earliest bird fossils shows evidence of a feathered animal with claws on the ends of its wings and a full set of teeth. Whether it was capable of flight is debated.

It is called a nest, and a group of owls are called parliament.

Its a result of a combination of high death rate and a naturally low reproductive rate.

Barn owls have very large wing in comparison with their light frames this allows for slow flight without the risk of stalling. The heart shaped faces help focus their hearing. The also have vision that is twice as sensitive then humans in the dark.

A screech owl will live on average a lifespan of 20 years and 8 months.

They are about 30 " tall, with a wing span of about 6', very close in size to a bald eagle.