Hawks do not have a notch at the tips of their beaks—a "tooth" that falcons use to kill their prey. Instead, they have beaks that curve evenly; they use their talons, not their beaks, to kill prey.

Uncover the key features that set hawks and falcons apart, including their flight patterns, eye color, size, and hunting techniques. ... Breaking necks with its beak.

Falcons have a sharp tooth — the “tomial tooth” — on their beak to sever their prey’s spine; hawks use their talons to kill prey. Georgia’s hawk species include red-shouldered, ...

HILO, Hawai‘i (KHON2) — A Hawaiian hawk, or ‘io, was euthanized after being found “emaciated” and missing part of its beak on Hawai‘i Island. Recently, a woman reported finding the ...

Last month, wildlife officials said a hawk was euthanized after it was found in Mountain View emaciated and missing a portion of its beak. By HNN Staff Published : Jun. 2, 2025 at 9:32 PM HST ...

COURTESY DLNR. This endangered Hawaiian hawk was found in Mountain View with its upper beak missing. Experts determined the injury to be human-caused.