Harrier-Hawk

Harrier-Hawks are birds that appear in The Lion King franchise.
==Information==
The African harrier-hawk is a medium-sized raptor. The upperparts, head and breast are pale gray. The belly is white with fine dark barring. The broad wings are pale gray with a black trailing edge fringed with a narrow white line. The tail is black with a single broad white band. There is a bare facial patch of variable color, usually red or yellow. Genders are similar, but young birds have pale brown instead of grey, and dark brown replacing black. Also, like most birds of prey, females are much larger than males. An unusual trait of this species is the double-jointed knees it possesses, which enable it to reach into otherwise inaccessible holes and cracks for prey.
The harrier-hawk builds a stick nest in the fork of a tree or the crown of a palm tree. The clutch is one to three eggs. It is an omnivorous species, eating the fruit of the oil palm as well as hunting small vertebrates. The harrier-hawk's ability to climb, using wings as well as feet, and its long double-jointed legs, enable this bird to raid the nests of cavity-nesters such as barbets and woodhoopoes for fledglings. It has been known to prey on introduced species such as feral pigeons, house sparrows, and eastern gray squirrels.
==Appearances in Fanfiction==
Here are all the fanfictions that this animal makes an appearance in that are on this wiki. If your fanfiction includes harrier-hawks, add it to this list.
* The Lion Guard: Defeating Mpishi
* The Lion Guard: Confrontation with Mpishi
* The Lost Queen
* The Lion Guard: Thurston's Mate
*The Lion Guard: Dawn of a New Guard
*Legends of the Lion Guard: Protectors of the Pride Lands
==Harrier-Hawks on the Wiki==
All harrier-hawks on the wiki can be found here.
==Gallery==
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