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Hawk (other)
The hawk is a predatory bird. Hawk or The Hawk may also refer to: People * Hawk (nickname), a list of people * Hawk (surname), a list of people * Road Warrior Hawk, or Hawk, the ring name of Michael Hegstrand (1957–2003), American professional wrestler * John Edward Hawkins (1969–2006), American rapper better known as "H.A.W.K." or "Big Hawk" * Adolfas Ramanauskas (1918–1957), Lithuanian anti-Soviet partisan codenamed ''Vanagas'' (Hawk) * Lee Reherman (1966–2016), "Hawk" on the TV show ''American Gladiators'' Places * Hawk, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Hawk Hill, California * Hawk Mountain, in the Appalachian Mountains in Pennsylvania * Hawk Woods, outside the city of Athens, Ohio * The Hawk, Nova Scotia, Canada, a community Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Hawk (birdman), a character from the second season of the series ''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' * Hawk (G.I. Joe), a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe * Hawk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawk
Hawks are bird of prey, birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. They are widely distributed and are found on all continents except Antarctica. * The subfamily Accipitrinae includes goshawks, sparrowhawks, sharp-shinned hawks and others. This subfamily are mainly woodland birds with long tails and high visual acuity. They hunt by dashing suddenly from a concealed perch. * In America, members of the ''Buteo'' group are also called hawks; this group is called buzzards in other parts of the world. Generally, buteos have broad wings and sturdy builds. They are relatively larger-winged, shorter-tailed and fly further distances in open areas than accipiters. Buteos descend or pounce on their prey rather than hunting in a fast horizontal pursuit. The terms ''accipitrine hawk'' and ''buteonine hawk'' are used to distinguish between the types in regions where ''hawk'' applies to both. The term ''"true hawk"'' is sometimes used for the accipitrine hawks in regions where ''buzzard'' i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
