HAWK

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The term hawk can be used in several ways:

* In strict usage in Europe and Asia, to mean any of the species in the subfamily Accipitrinae in the genus|genera ''Accipiter'', ''Micronisus'', ''Melierax'', ''Urotriorchis'' and ''Megatriorchis''. The large and widespread ''Accipiter'' includes goshawks, sparrowhawks , the Sharp-shinned Hawk and others. These are mainly woodland birds with long tails and high visual acuity, hunting by sudden dashes from a concealed perch.

* More generally (especially in North America) to mean small to medium-sized members of (often) the Falconidae, Pandionidae (the Osprey) and the Accipitridae - the family which includes the "true hawks" (Accipiters) as well as eagles, Kite (bird)|kites, harrier (bird)|harriers and Buteo|buzzards.

* Loosely, to mean almost any bird of prey outside of the order Strigiformes (owls).

The common names of birds in various parts of the world often use ''hawk'' in the second sense. For example, the Osprey or "fish hawk"; or, in North America, the various ''Buteo'' species (e.g., the Red-tailed Hawk, ''B. jamaicensis'').

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