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Falcon vs Hawk: Who Rules the Sky?

Falcons and hawks dominate the sky with incredible hunting skills. Discover how speed, agility and survival instincts decide who truly rules above.

November 25, 2025 / 15:15 IST
1. Sky Predators: Falcons and hawks dominate the skies, each with unique hunting styles, sharp eyesight and powerful wings built for survival. (Image: Canva)
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1. Sky Predators: Falcons and hawks dominate the skies, each with unique hunting styles, sharp eyesight and powerful wings built for survival. (Image: Canva)
2. Speed: Falcons are unmatched in speed, diving over 200 mph to catch prey, while hawks rely on calculated bursts of flight. (Image: Canva)
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2. Speed: Falcons are unmatched in speed, diving over 200 mph to catch prey, while hawks rely on calculated bursts of flight. (Image: Canva)
3. Diet: Falcons target birds and small mammals, while hawks eat rodents, reptiles and occasionally other birds, adapting to their environments. (Image: Canva)
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3. Diet: Falcons target birds and small mammals, while hawks eat rodents, reptiles and occasionally other birds, adapting to their environments. (Image: Canva)
4. Vision: Both species possess incredible eyesight, spotting prey from great distances. Falcons excel in detecting movement mid-air at high speed. (Image: Canva)
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4. Vision: Both species possess incredible eyesight, spotting prey from great distances. Falcons excel in detecting movement mid-air at high speed. (Image: Canva)
5. Hunting Techniques: Falcons dive with precision. The hawks use stealth, ambushing prey from trees or soaring high before striking accurately. (Image: Canva)
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5. Hunting Techniques: Falcons dive with precision. The hawks use stealth, ambushing prey from trees or soaring high before striking accurately. (Image: Canva)
6. Unique Abilities: Speed of falcons enables incredible aerial dives whereas with agility of hawks can take sharp turns and maneuver through dense forests with unmatched control. (Image: Canva)
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6. Unique Abilities: Speed of falcons enables incredible aerial dives whereas with agility of hawks can take sharp turns and maneuver through dense forests with unmatched control. (Image: Canva)
7. Territory: Falcons dominate open skies and urban areas. The hawks claim forests, grasslands and hills, defending territory from intruders aggressively. (Image: Canva)
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7. Territory: Falcons dominate open skies and urban areas. The hawks claim forests, grasslands and hills, defending territory from intruders aggressively. (Image: Canva)
8. Agility: Hawks excel in sharp twists, turns and sudden dives, while falcons rely on straight-line speed for effective hunting strikes. (Image: Canva)
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8. Agility: Hawks excel in sharp twists, turns and sudden dives, while falcons rely on straight-line speed for effective hunting strikes. (Image: Canva)
9. Nesting habits: Falcons nest on cliffs or tall structures for safety whereas hawks build tree nests, blending into forests to protect their young. (Image: Canva)
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9. Nesting habits: Falcons nest on cliffs or tall structures for safety whereas hawks build tree nests, blending into forests to protect their young. (Image: Canva)
10. Winner-Falcon: The one overall winner would be the falcon because of its speed, precision and ability to strike prey mid-air give it an edge over hawks. (Image: Canva)
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10. Winner-Falcon: The one overall winner would be the falcon because of its speed, precision and ability to strike prey mid-air give it an edge over hawks. (Image: Canva)
Gurpreet Singh
first published: Nov 25, 2025 03:15 pm

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