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Description
Common Name: Australian Hawkpie

Scientific Name: Picaccipiters australis

Length: 61 to 72 centimeters

Weight: 363 to 586 grams

Diet: Reptiles, birds, and small mammals

Distribution: The all throughout the Great Australian Plain in Australia

Lifespan: 20-38 years

Description: The Australian hawkpie is a bird that has evolved to fill in the niche that was previously held by the eagles and hawks. Most of the eagles and hawks have gone extinct except for the land eagles and some hawks and eagles that live in some parts of Asia, the mountainous regions of the world, South America, and the northern parts of North America. It evolved from the Australian magpie which is actually not a corvid but the bird is related to butcherbirds. This bird is now one of the top predatory birds of the Great Australian Plain.
The hawkpie is brown in color on the wings, tail feathers, and body, and the head is completely black. It has a sharp grey beak that is used to tear up the meat of its body. This beak can also be used to weapon against attackers. It has long claws that are used to catch fast running prey and its long legs help not get bitten by snakes. The wings of the hawkpie allowed the bird to swoop down on prey and catch them.
These birds are one of the most caring birds that live on the Australian subcontinent. The female and male birds will stay together for their entire life and raise one baby each year. One of the parents will attempt to find food while the other parent will look after the baby. The birds will help its baby fly by trying to push it out of the tree. This usually happens a year after the chick first hatched. The bird should be able to fly a month after the parents start to push it out.

Description
Common Name: Australian Hawkpie

Scientific Name: Picaccipiters australis

Length: 61 to 72 centimeters

Weight: 363 to 586 grams

Diet: Reptiles, birds, and small mammals

Distribution: The all throughout the Great Australian Plain in Australia

Lifespan: 20-38 years

Description: The Australian hawkpie is a bird that has evolved to fill in the niche that was previously held by the eagles and hawks. Most of the eagles and hawks have gone extinct except for the land eagles and some hawks and eagles that live in some parts of Asia, the mountainous regions of the world, South America, and the northern parts of North America. It evolved from the Australian magpie which is actually not a corvid but the bird is related to butcherbirds. This bird is now one of the top predatory birds of the Great Australian Plain.
The hawkpie is brown in color on the wings, tail feathers, and body, and the head is completely black. It has a sharp grey beak that is used to tear up the meat of its body. This beak can also be used to weapon against attackers. It has long claws that are used to catch fast running prey and its long legs help not get bitten by snakes. The wings of the hawkpie allowed the bird to swoop down on prey and catch them.
These birds are one of the most caring birds that live on the Australian subcontinent. The female and male birds will stay together for their entire life and raise one baby each year. One of the parents will attempt to find food while the other parent will look after the baby. The birds will help its baby fly by trying to push it out of the tree. This usually happens a year after the chick first hatched. The bird should be able to fly a month after the parents start to push it out.