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Raptors of North America
		Hawks
			Buteos:		Species Comparisons
				Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)		Broad-winged and Red-shouldered Hawks
				Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis)		Northern Goshawk and Cooper's Hawk
				Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)		Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawks
				Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo janaicensis)		Broad-winged and Cooper's Hawks
				Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)		Red-shouldered and Red-tailed Hawks
				Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)		Swainson's and Red-tailed Hawks
			Accipiters:			Sharp-shinned Hawk and Merlin
				Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)		Merlin and American Kestrel
				Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)		Great-horned and Long-eared Owls
				Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)		Spotted and Barred Owls
		Falcons				Small Owls
			American Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)			Screech Owls and Relatives
			Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)			Turkey and Black Vultures
			Merlin (Falco columbarius)			Golden and Bald Eagles
			Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)			Prairie Falcon and Peregrine Falcon
			Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus)			Peregrine Falcon and Gyrfalcon
						Large Buteos
		Owls
			American Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula)
			Barn Owl (Tyto alba pratincola)		Developmental Series
			Barred Owl (Strix varia)			Red-shouldered Hawk
			Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus)			Red-tailed Hawk
			Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)			Cooper's Hawk
			Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio)			Northern Goshawk
			Elf Owl (Micrathene whitneyi)			Sharp-shinned Hawk
			Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa)			Barn Owl
			Great-horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)			Barred Owl
			Flammulated Owl (Otus flammeolus)			Burrowing Owl
			Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)			Black Vulture
			Mottled Owl (Ciccaba virgata)
			Northern Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium gnoma)
			Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus)
			Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
			Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiaca)
			Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis)
			Whiskered Owl (Megascops trichopsis)
			Western Screech Owl (Megascops kennicottii)
		Harriers
			Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
		Kites
			Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)
			White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus)
		Vultures
			Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
			Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
		Eagles
			Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
			Golden Eagle (Buteo albicaudatus)
		Osprey
			Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
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