Birds of prey
Australasian osprey
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Orders
Accipitriformes Accipitridae Pandionidae Sagittariidae Falconiformes Falconidae Strigiformes Strigidae Tytonidae incertae cedis Cathartidae

Bald eagle at Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park, North Devon, England

Variations in shape and size

A bird of prey (also called raptor) is a bird that mainly uses its claws (called talons) to seize prey. They have strong sharp, hooked beaks and claws and have sharp eyesight.

They are not classified into one natural family or group. The behaviour evolved many times in different groups. This is an illustration of convergent evolution.