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
Common black hawk distinctive piping "spink-speenk-speenk-spink-spink-spink". The common black hawk is protected in the far north of its range (in the USA) under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. Common black hawk The common black hawk ("Buteogallus anthracinus") is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles, hawks, and Old World vultures. It formerly included the Cuban black-hawk ("Buteogallus gundlachii") as a subspecies. The mangrove black hawk, traditionally considered a distinct species, is now generally considered a subspecies, "B. a. subtilis", of the common black-hawk. The adult common black-hawk is long and weighs on average. It has