CLASS AVES

Roadside Hawk

Animals Kingdom (Animalia)

• Chordates (Phylum Chordata)

• Vertebrates (Subphylum Vertebrata)

• Birds (Class Aves)

The Roadside Hawk prefers open landscape with groves of trees. It seldom soars but is commonly seen perched along highway on fenceposts or utility wires. Common throughout Central and South America. It prefers lower elevations from sea level up to 500 meters. The roadside hawk's diet consists mainly of insects, small lizards and small mammals.