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Do falcons have 3D vision?

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Oddly enough, the answer to this question causes far more confusion than one would think. There is a fair amount of misunderstanding of the various terms describing vision. I'll try to clear it up. First off, let's establish that the term “3D vision” is, without getting overly technical, synonymous with “binocular vision”. read more

Falcons are like owls in that their eyes are practically fixed into their sockets, no peripheral vision and they can’t move them, so no they are far off the 3-D vision you speak of as they can only look straight ahead. read more

Peregrine falcons may well be the fastest hunters in the animal kingdom. Famously, they attack smaller birds, like starlings, by using a technique called a stoop. This involves flying upwards to a high altitude then dive-bombing back down at breathtaking speeds that regularly reach more than 200 mph (320 km/h). read more

Therefore hawks, like most birds, have great color vision and visual acuity, but have poor night vision. Nevetherless there are reports of hawks migrating at night. Peregrine falcons are known to do it and Northern harriers probably do it according to the following report. read more

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