Harrier (bird) Harrier (bird) A harrier is any of the several species of diurnal hawks sometimes placed in the Circinae sub-family of the Accipitridae family of birds of prey. Harriers characteristically hunt by flying low over open ground, feeding on small mammals, reptiles, or birds. The young of the species are sometimes referred to as ring-tail harriers. They are distinctive with long wings, a long narrow tail, the slow and low flight over grasslands and skull peculiarities. The harriers are thought to have diversified with the expansion of grasslands and the emergence of C4 grasses about 6 to 8 million years ago
Bare-faced go-away-bird Bare-faced go-away-bird The bare-faced go-away-bird ("Corythaixoides personatus") is a species of bird in the family Musophagidae which is native to the eastern Afrotropics. It is named for its distinctive and uniquely bare, black face. The genus is named for the "g'way" call of its near relation, the grey go-away-bird. The sexes are similar, other than the female's green beak. It is 48 cm long beak to tail, and weighs approximately 210 to 300 grams. It is a noisy and restless species, that moves about singly or in groups. Its call is a double or repetitive "kow-kow ..." It is found