animalfacts Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 As compared to the hawks, falcons have long wings that are pointed at the end. Read Difference Between Hawk and Falcon. Hawk vs Falcon fight who would win. How fast is a hawk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexHenry Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Falcons and hawks are actually not closely related - they are in different orders, hawks/eagles/kites/harriers/osprey/etc are Accipitriformes, while falcons are Falconiformes. They used to be classified in the same order, based on similarities in morphology, behavior. However, genetic evidence suggested a reshuffling of the taxonomy. Turns out Falcons actually share a more recent common ancestor with parrots, woodpeckers, and songbirds than they share with hawks. The reason the behavior and morphology is similar is something called "convergent evolution", they adapt over time to fulfill similar ecological roles and that leads to similarities, even though they are not closely related. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexHenry Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 As to who would win in a fight, it depends - a Gyrfalcon could destroy a Borad-winged Hawk, I'd imagine, while a Ferruginous Hawk could swallow a Kestrel whole and not think twice about it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nivalis Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, AlexHenry said: As to who would win in a fight, it depends - a Gyrfalcon could destroy a Borad-winged Hawk, I'd imagine, while a Ferruginous Hawk could swallow a Kestrel whole and not think twice about it I will never get the image of a Ferruginous hawk swallowing a Kestrel out of my head😂 Edited April 4, 2020 by Nivalis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa Coy Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 I have not ever been quite good at differentiating between these two with my naked eyes esp when they are soaring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akandula Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 3 hours ago, Lisa Coy said: I have not ever been quite good at differentiating between these two with my naked eyes esp when they are soaring. Wing shape is probably the best way to differentiate them when they’re in flight. Falcons generally have thinner, pointier wings than hawks. Drawing from https://www.birdsoutsidemywindow.org/2011/04/19/falcon-or-hawk/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Differencess said: Well, the visible characteristic difference is shape of beak, mode of flight.and offcourse the size of bird. During wingspan wide open. Falcon wings are slender and pointed whereas Hawks have ‘fingers’ on tip of their wings. Hawks and Falcon unknown facts Welcome to Whatbird! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Differencess Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 What do amphibians, reptiles, birds and fish have similar? If we understand this fact we will probably know the difference in falcons and hawks behaviour as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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