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RAPTORS OF THE REGION
FACT - Hatchlings
The name "raptor" comes from the Latin word
raptores which means "thief".
Three unrelated orders of birds are commonly referred to as raptors - the
vultures; the hawks, eagles, and falcons; and the owls - raptors are
strictly carnivores. Vultures don't kill their prey, but eat carrion. Hawks and owls have hooked
bills, and strong, sharp talons. Vultures and hawks are limited
to hunting during the daylight hours; and most owls
hunt at night and rest during the day.
2 species of vultures, 13 species of hawks
and eagles, 4 species of falcons, and 10 species
of owls live in the diverse habitats of Kern County.
Photographs courtesy of
Alison Sheehey © Nature Ali. All rights
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California State University, Bakersfield
Biology Department 9001
Stockdale Highway Bakersfield, CA 93311-1099
Telephone (661) 654-3167 Fax (661) 654-6956 Bird Rescue Hotline (661) 654-BIRD
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Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura |
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California Condor
Gymnogyps californianus |
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Osprey Pandion haliaetus
22-25 in. (56-64 cm)
54-72 in. (137-183 cm)
The fish
eagle spends many hours scouring the rivers and lakes of Kern County.
It winters in the valley and is found year-round on Isabella
Reservoir. Unlike the Bald Eagle, the Osprey's diet consists entirely
of fish.
It
builds a stick nest near or over water, and rears 1-4 young each year.
In the 60's and 70's, this was one of the species that was most
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White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus |
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Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
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Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus |
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Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter
striatus |
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Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii |
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Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis |
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Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus |
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Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni |
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Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis |
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Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis |
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Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus |
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Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos |
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American Kestrel Falco sparverius |
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Merlin Falco columbarius |
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Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus |
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Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus |
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Barn Owl Tyto alba |
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Flammulated Owl Otus flammeolus |
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Western Screech-Owl Megascops
kennicottii |
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Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus |
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Northern Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium gnoma |
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Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia |
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Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis |
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Long-eared Owl Asio otus |
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Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus |
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Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius
acadicus |
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