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Hraesvelg - a giant, who in eagle form, creates the wind by beating his wings.

Garuda - a lesser Hindu divinity, usually the mount (vahanam) of Vishnu.

Turul - a large falcon that helped shape the origins of the Magyars.

Griffin - a legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle.

Aruna - older-brother to Garuda, father of Jatayu and Sampati, with deformed/half-formed lower limbs, charioteeer of Surya the Sun-God and absorbs much of his Heat, thus protecting the earth.

1 Birds of prey in legends, mythology, and religionīirds of prey in legends, mythology, and religion.

Nevertheless, populations of many birds of prey remain perilously small.

The peregrine falcon, for example, has recovered somewhat in abundance and is no longer considered an endangered species in the United States. The use of these pesticides is now restricted, and their effect on raptors is becoming less significant. For example, the widespread agricultural use of persistent, bioaccumulating, chlorinated-hydrocarbon insecticides such as DDT and dieldrin caused the collapse of populations of peregrine falcons, bald eagles, and other species of birds. Large numbers of raptors have also been indirectly poisoned by the use of insecticides.

However, some people dislike birds of prey because certain species hunt game birds and songbirds, and in the past, raptors have been killed in large numbers. Many people find raptors fascinating because of the grace, speed, ferocity, and power that most species display as predators. Their order Strigiformes includes two families, the Tytonidae (barn owls), represented in North America by the barn owl ( Tyto alba), and the Strigidae, including the eastern screech-owl ( Otus asio), the great horned owl ( Bubo virginianus), the snowy owl ( Nyctea scandiaca), and the tiny elf owl ( Micrathene whitneyi), which is only 5 in (13 cm) long.Īs a group, birds of prey eat large numbers of small mammals that might otherwise be pests of agriculture or homes. Finally, the Cathartidae (American vultures) live only in North, Central, and South America and include the turkey vulture ( Cathartes aura), the black vulture ( Coragyps atratus), and the endangered California condor ( Gymnogyps californianus). The Sagittariidae of Africa includes only the secretary bird ( Sagittarius serpentarius). The Pandionidae includes only one species, the osprey ( Pandion haliaetus), which has an almost worldwide distribution. The Falconidae includes the falcons and caracaras, such as the peregrine falcon ( Falco peregrinus) and the merlin ( F. Some widespread North American species in this family are the bald eagle ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus), the redtailed hawk ( Buteo jamaicensis), the sharp-shinned hawk ( Accipiter striatus), and the northern harrier ( Circus cyaneus). The Accipitridae includes the hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Eurasian vultures. īirds of prey are members of five avian families within the order Falconiformes. Raptorial birds eat birds, small mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and large insects. These birds are called raptors (from the Latin rapere, meaning to snatch), a reference to their specialized, powerful feet, which are used to seize their prey.

Birds of prey are predators that catch and eat other animals.