bird of prey
Eagle or falcon
A bird of prey is a carnivorous bird that hunts and feeds on other animals—eagles, hawks, falcons, owls, and vultures.
These birds share hooked beaks and strong talons adapted for catching and tearing flesh.
Figuratively, someone described as a bird of prey is predatory or exploitative: Corporate raiders circled like birds of prey.
Large predatory bird
- falconSwift bird of prey
- hawkTaloned predatory bird
- ospreyFish-catching bird of prey
- kestrelSmall falcon, aerial hoverer
vulture · owl · harrier · buzzard · goshawk · sparrowhawk · kite · merlin
Hooked bird claws
- beakHorny avian mouthpart
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
- wingspanTip-to-tip extent
claws · eyesight · wings · down · crop · gizzard · hallux · primaries
Raptor trainer and hunter
mews · casting · bating · gauntlet · bells · anklet · manning · imprint
Hooked bird claws
- swoopRapid downward plunge
- pounceSudden attack leap
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
stalker · capture · quarry · stealth · perch · strike · dive · pursuit
Rising effortlessly upward
- glidingEngineless aerial movement
- thermalsWarm air columns
- updraftUpward air movement
- wingspanTip-to-tip extent
circling · hover · dive · stoop · altitude · lift · drift · ascend
Sharp or enthusiastic
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- binocularUsing paired eyes
- eagle-eyedExceptionally sharp of vision
- farsightedAnticipating future needs
acute · perceptive · focus · sight · telescopic · clarity · fovea · ultraviolet
eagle
Large predatory bird
kestrel · vulture · owl · harrier · buzzard · goshawk · sparrowhawk · kite · merlin · peregrine
talons
Hooked bird claws
wingspan · claws · eyesight · wings · down · crop · gizzard · hallux · primaries · secondaries
falconer
Raptor trainer and hunter
perch · mews · casting · bating · gauntlet · bells · anklet · manning · imprint · hack
talons
Hooked bird claws
ambush · stalker · capture · quarry · stealth · perch · strike · dive · pursuit · kill
soaring
Rising effortlessly upward
wingspan · circling · hover · dive · stoop · altitude · lift · drift · ascend · airborne
keen
Sharp or enthusiastic
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- binocularUsing paired eyes
- eagle-eyedExceptionally sharp of vision
farsighted · acute · perceptive · focus · sight · telescopic · clarity · fovea · ultraviolet · scanning
majestic
Impressively dignified and beautiful
freedom · sovereignty · heraldry · imperial · fierce · proud · totem · messenger · thunderbird · Horus
- raptorseagle, falcon, hawk, owl, vulture
- eagle imagerytalons, keen eyesight, golden eagle, eagle emblem, wingspan
- birdsrobin, crow, eagle, owl, duck
- meat eaterscarnivore, carnivores, predator, meat eater, meat-eaters
- bird typessongbird, waterfowl, seabird, shorebird, gamebird
- Kashrutkosher, kosher certification, kashering, pareve, shechita
bird of preysongbird
Melodious perching avian
game bird · dove · quarry · hummingbird · frugivore
bird of preydove
Gentle cooing bird
peace dove · songbird · lark · nightingale · bluebird
bird, prey, birds, birdsong, birdhouse, birdseed, raptor, birdwatching, birdlike