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
Blue pigeon to a miniature version of the sternum of a "Ducula" imperial pigeon. Blue pigeon A blue pigeon is a bird species in the genus Alectroenas of the pigeon family. The group includes the: George Robert Gray named a new genus, "Alectroenas", for the Mauritius blue pigeon in 1840; "alektruon" means domestic cock and "oinas" means dove. "Alectroenas nitidissima" is the type species of the genus, which includes all blue pigeons. The "Alectroenas" blue pigeons are closely interrelated and occur widely throughout islands in the western Indian Ocean. They are allopatric and can therefore be regarded as a superspecies. There are