Chickenhawk (bird) their supposed prey include: duck hawk (peregrine falcon), sparrowhawk (American kestrel), goshawk (northern goshawk), pigeon hawk (merlin), fish hawk (osprey), and quail hawk (Cooper's hawk). Chickenhawk (bird) In the United States, chickenhawk or chicken hawk is an unofficial designation for three species of North American hawks in the family Accipitridae: Cooper's hawk, also called a quail hawk, the sharp-shinned hawk, and the red-tailed hawk. The term "chicken hawk", however, is inaccurate. Although Cooper's and sharp-shinned hawks may attack other birds, chickens do not make up a significant part of their diets; red-tailed hawks have varied diets, but may opportunistically hunt
Domestic pigeon birds as possible in the West Midlands. Pigeon breeders sometimes suffer from an ailment known as "bird fancier's lung" or "pigeon lung". A form of hypersensitivity pneumonitis, "pigeon lung" is caused by the inhalation of the avian proteins found in feathers and dung. It can sometimes be combated by wearing a filtered mask. Other pigeon related pathogens causing lung disease are "Chlamydophila psittaci" (which causes psittacosis, "Histoplasma capsulatum" (which causes histoplasmosis and "Cryptococcus neoformans", which causes cryptococcosis. Many domestic birds have escaped or been released over the years, and have given rise to the feral pigeon. These show a variety