The adaptation that makes a bird a bird is feathers. Birds of prey are animals that have adapted to hunting other animals. Some people refer to birds of prey as raptors. Raptors are carnivores who feed on both endothermic and ectothermic vertebrates, as well as insects. Falconiformes include several different types of birds, including buteos, eagles, and accipiters.
Owls are Strigiformes .
Both orders have the same hunting equipment. The main difference between the 2 orders are that Falconiformes are diurnal while Strigiformes tend to be nocturnal. These adaptations allow for more than one type of bird of prey to live in the same ecosystem. Birds of prey are considered to be an indicator species. We can gather information on the health of an ecosystem from looking at the birds of prey that live in a particular ecosystem.