Are they endangered? They
are not endangered worldwide. (IUCN Redlist Least
Concern)
What are their past/present problems?
Humans hunt them in their habitat.
What do they look like? It
has orange or red eyes and really long, orange legs.
Crane Hawks are mostly dark gray on the rest of their
body with a couple of white stripes across their tails.
How big are they? These
birds are about 20 inches long and their wings spread
out to as much as 40 inches wide.
How many eggs do they lay?
These birds lay two white eggs once a year. The female
sits on the eggs and they hatch in a little more then a
month.
How long do the
fledglings stay in the nest?
Their nests are from the middle to the top of trees.
The young birds (fledglings) stay in the nest for a
month.
When do they hunt?
Hunts in the daytime. (diurnal)
What do they eat?
Likes lizards, frogs, baby birds, and
Where do they live? Found
in South America, the United States, and Central America.
What kind of place do
they like to live in? Forests,
low lying land, swamps.
Interesting facts:
This bird doesn’t migrate.
When they get angry, the feathers on their heads rise.
These birds are harriers and fly low to the ground to
get prey.
Works Cited:
Alderfer, Jonathan. Complete Birds of North America.
Washington, D.C.: National Geographic, 2006.
Alsop, Fred. Birds of North America. New York: DK
Publishing, 2001.
Crane Hawks will stick their long talons inside of holes
in trees, tropical plants, or cracks in tree trunks to get their
prey. Watch out, class rodents!
