Externally, caprimulgiforms possess bills and feet that are not raptorial, a flatter head with eyes placed laterally rather than in a frontal facial disk, relatively shorter tarsi, and longer tails.
In carnivorous, or raptorial, species one or more of the thoracic legs are enlarged, and the tips are pincerlike, allowing the animal to capture, kill, and initially shred its prey.
Raptorial birds (raptors and owls) have evolved talons and hooked bills for feeding on larger animals, and vultures have bare heads and tearing bills for feeding on carrion.
The main features of falconiforms include the hooked "raptorial" bill; the basal cere, or bare skin, covering the nostrils; the powerful feet with hooked claws; sustained powers of flight and carnivorous habits; and the difference in size between the sexes.
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The oldest raptorial bird (Lithornis) known is from the late Paleocene Epoch (57.9 to 54.8 million years ago) and may have been a New World vulture (family Cathartidae).
In addition to resident species, raptorial birds that commonly nest in the Arctic include the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus; see photograph), rough-legged hawk (Buteo lagopus), short-eared owl (Asio flammeus), and, in mountainous terrain, the golden eagle (Aguila chrysaetos; see photograph) in North America and the white-tailed eagle (Italiacetus albicilla) in Greenland and Eurasia.
Wildlife includes peregrine falcons and other raptorial birds, caribou, moose, Dall sheep, brown (grizzly) bears, and wolves.
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When its legs are extended, it measures one and a half inches wide, and the raptorial claws hint that it is a fierce predator.
