What is Bird of prey?
{{Taxobox | name = Birds of prey | image = Wild Pandion.jpg | image_caption = Australasian [[osprey]] | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | classis = [[bird|Aves]] | subdivision_ranks = Orders | subdivision = * '''[[Accipitriformes]]''' ** [[Accipitridae]] ** [[Osprey|Pandionidae]] ** [[Sagittariidae]] * '''[[Falconiformes]]''' ** [[Falconidae]] * '''[[Strigiformes]]''' ** [[Strigidae]] ** [[Tytonidae]] * '''incertae cedis''' ** [[Cathartidae]]}} [[File:bald.eagle.closeup.arp-sh.750pix.jpg|thumb|right|[[Bald eagle]] at Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park, North Devon, England]] [[File:RaptorialSilhouettes.svg|thumb|upright|Variations in shape and size]] A '''bird of prey''' (also called '''raptor''') is a [[bird]] that mainly uses its claws (called ''talons'') to seize [[prey]]. They have strong sharp, hooked beaks and claws and have sharp eyesight. They are not classified into one natural family or group. The behaviour [[evolved]] many times in different groups. This is an illustration of [[convergent evolution]]. == Classification by ancestry == === Daytime birds === Those bird of prey that are active during the day ([[diurnal]]) are classified into five families in two orders. The orders are the [[Falconiformes]] and [[Accipitriformes]]. * [[Accipitridae]]: [[hawk]]s, [[eagle]]s, [[buzzard]]s, [[harrier]]s, [[kite (bird)|kites]] and [[Old World vulture]]s * [[Pandionidae]]: the [[osprey]] * [[Sagittariidae]]: [[secretary-bird]] * [[Falconidae]]: [[falcon]]s, [[Caracara (subfamily)|caracara]]s and [[forest falcon]]s === Nighttime birds === [[Nocturnal]] birds of prey – the [[owl]]s – are classified separately, as members of two [[Family (biology)|families]] of the order [[Strigiformes]]. == Common names == * '''[[Eagle]]s''' are large birds with long, broad wings and massive feet. Booted eagles have feathered legs and build large stick nests. *'''[[Osprey]]s''' are one species found worldwide. They specialize in catching fish. They also build large stick nests. * '''[[Kite (bi