Hawks having a top speed of 150 mph lose the race when it comes to speed.īut when it comes to attacking both have their own ways to kill their preys. In certain cases it was seen that falcons can attain speed of about 242 mph. Both the rivals have brilliant eye sight falcons can see 8 times clearer than human whereas the hawks are can spot their prey from a distance of around 100 feet.īoth the birds have excellent flying speeds on an average, a diving peregrine falcon can reach up to 200 mph which makes it the fastest flying bird. Hunt and Attacks: Hawks vs Falconįalcons and Hawks usually hunt during the daytime which makes them diurnal birds. It has been seen that sometimes hawks attack mammals too including dogs and cats. Hawks have slightly large variety they devour reptiles, rabbits, frogs etc. Falcon’s diet constitutes of rodents, fish, small insects, birds etc. Eating Habits:Īs both falcons and hawks are predatory birds they are carnivorous in nature. Lifespan:īoth of them have varying lifespan depending on species but on an average, they can live between 12-20 years and in some cases up to 25 years. Hawks have variety of colours having short wing span in comparison to falcons and long tails. They have large wings and mid-sized tails. In both the species the females are a bit larger than their male counterparts.įalcons are usually dark brown, some species are grey coloured too. The largest hawk, ferruginous hawk have average length of 22.3-25 inches with a wingspan of 53-56 inches. Hawks also reach the same length and weight. The largest of all, Grey falcon has a length around 20-25 inches weighing up to 2 to 4 pounds. Number of Species: Falcons have their presence with 40 species whereas the Hawks have quite a large group with more than 270 species. Both of them evolved with highly adaptable nature they can be found in all environments whether it is a desert, arctic or grasslands. Turkey Vulture (Cathartes Aura) Video | Turkey Vulture Sound | Turkey Vulture Call | Vulture Hissing Habitat:įalcons and Hawks have their presence in all over the world except Antarctica.

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