Raptors are often thought of as only being large birds of prey. However, some, such as the pygmy falcon, weigh less than three ounces. The spatial needs of these tiny falcons have only recently been ...

A new study, published in the Journal of Raptor Research, reveals that Africa's smallest diurnal bird of prey, the pygmy falcon (Polihierax semitorquatus), operates within one of the smallest breeding ...

Think of a bird of prey and you picture space: an eagle pinned against a ridge, a vulture working the thermals over a hundred kilometers of open country. Raptors, the story goes, own the sky for miles ...

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