Raptor is another term used for which group?

• A. A bird of prey
• B. A waterfowl
• C. A songbird
• D. A shorebird

Answer: (A)

Raptors are birds of prey. They are predators that hunt and feed on other animals, using sharp talons to grab prey and a hooked beak to tear flesh. This group includes hawks, eagles, falcons, owls, and vultures. The term reflects their hunting adaptations, not their habitat or feeding on plants.

Waterfowl are ducks, geese, and swans, which are adapted for swimming and are not defined by predatory behavior. Songbirds are perching birds that are typically small and insectivorous or seed-eating, with a wide range of beak shapes not specific to predation. Shorebirds forage along shorelines and have bills suited to picking in sand or mud, rather than hunting vertebrate prey.

So, raptor specifically points to birds of prey, the predatory branch of the avian world.