Statistics for Birds of Prey

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Bird of Prey	Hint	% Correct
F{alcon}	used by humans for hunting	95%
O{wl}	hunts at night	94%
E{agle}	nests on cliffs	92%
V{ulture}	eats carrion; has a featherless head	92%
H{awk}	strong wings; symbol of aggression	89%
C{ondor}	largest flying land bird in America	77%
O{sprey}	fish-eating; has arched wings	76%
K{ite}	glides; has a long tail	68%
B{uzzard}	mainly eats carrion	61%
P{eregrine}	the fastest of all animals	60%
K{estrel}	hovers in place and then swoops down	59%
G{os}h{awk}	hunts other birds of prey	44%
H{arrier}	flies low; hunts small mammals	43%
S{parrow}h{awk}	ambushes small birds	34%
S{ecretary}b{ird}	stomps snakes with its long legs	32%
G{yr}f{alcon}	large; national symbol of Iceland	28%
M{erlin}	flies low; hunts birds	27%
H{obby}	small and agile; catches prey in midair	19%
L{ammer}g{eier}	drops bones to break them open	17%
C{aracara}	Latin-American carrion-eater	16%
F{alconet}	smallest bird of prey	15%
B{aza}	dives down from treetops	5%