Harris Hawk

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(Photo) WhoZoo Scientific Name: Prabuteo unicinctus

Geographical Range: Texas, South America. Nests in the Southwestern United States but is very local in distribution (Terres 509).

Habitat: Lowland areas, semi desert, prefers taller vegetation.

Diet in the Wild: The Harris Hawk feeds on hares, rabbits, birds, and lizards. Exhibits the most sophisticated cooperative hunting tactics documented in birds, involving up to six individuals (Ellis et al. 1993).

Conservation Status: Extirpated in the 1960s. Attempts to reintroduce the Harris hawk occurred in the 1980s, when nearly 200 birds were released along the lower Colorado River (Walton et al. 1988).

Location in the Zoo: Not listed.

Physical Description: Medium size, weight is about 565-2000 g. It's appearance is dark brown with the characteristic white markings and sienna shoulders, and the sienna thighs dark brown and sandy (Grossman, Hamlet 281). Social Organization:: The social organization of the Harris Hawk is hunting in families, with a pair, a dominant female, and other birds.

Reproductive Behavior:
Courtship and mating behavior, reproductive style, parental care. The Animal at the Zoo:
Not available.

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Sources and Links:
The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds. by John K. Terres Alfred. A Knopf N.Y. 1980 pg. 508
Birds of Pray of the World by M. L. Grossman, and J. Hamlet 1964 Clarkson N. Potter Inc. pg. 281
Ellis, D.H., J.C. Bednarz, D.G. Smith, and S.P. Fleming. 1993. Social foraging classes in raptorial birds. Bioscience 43:14-20
Walton, B., J Linthicum, and G. Stewart. 1988. Release and reestablishment techniques developed for Harris' hawks-Colorado River 1979-1986. Pages 318-320 in R.L. Glinski et al. (eds.). Proceedings of the southwest raptor management symposium and workshop. National Wildlife Federation, Washington, D.C.

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(Photo) WhoZoo	Scientific Name: Prabuteo unicinctus
	Geographical Range: Texas, South America. Nests in the Southwestern United States but is very local in distribution (Terres 509).
	Habitat: Lowland areas, semi desert, prefers taller vegetation.
	Diet in the Wild: The Harris Hawk feeds on hares, rabbits, birds, and lizards. Exhibits the most sophisticated cooperative hunting tactics documented in birds, involving up to six individuals (Ellis et al. 1993).
	Conservation Status: Extirpated in the 1960s. Attempts to reintroduce the Harris hawk occurred in the 1980s, when nearly 200 birds were released along the lower Colorado River (Walton et al. 1988).
	Location in the Zoo: Not listed.

Physical Description: Medium size, weight is about 565-2000 g. It's appearance is dark brown with the characteristic white markings and sienna shoulders, and the sienna thighs dark brown and sandy (Grossman, Hamlet 281).	Social Organization:: The social organization of the Harris Hawk is hunting in families, with a pair, a dominant female, and other birds.
Reproductive Behavior: Courtship and mating behavior, reproductive style, parental care.	The Animal at the Zoo: Not available.
(Photo)New Who Zoo Image	Page Author: Adi Arslanagic adi83sa@hotmail.com Sources and Links: The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds. by John K. Terres Alfred. A Knopf N.Y. 1980 pg. 508 Birds of Pray of the World by M. L. Grossman, and J. Hamlet 1964 Clarkson N. Potter Inc. pg. 281 Ellis, D.H., J.C. Bednarz, D.G. Smith, and S.P. Fleming. 1993. Social foraging classes in raptorial birds. Bioscience 43:14-20 Walton, B., J Linthicum, and G. Stewart. 1988. Release and reestablishment techniques developed for Harris' hawks-Colorado River 1979-1986. Pages 318-320 in R.L. Glinski et al. (eds.). Proceedings of the southwest raptor management symposium and workshop. National Wildlife Federation, Washington, D.C.
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