falcon or hawk
large bird of prey that can fly fast, but also hover (probably includes falcons, hawks, the bigger harriers, kestrels, goshawks, and others: Circus aeroginosus, Falco peregrinus, Falco biarmicus, and Falco subbuteo, smaller than eagles and kites); lives on rats, mice, and other birds; unclean animal and therefore not to be eaten
“falcon or hawk.” Atlas. Accessed 2026. https://fcbh-atlas.vercel.app/en/term/falcon-or-hawk
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