Staraptor (Pokémon)

Staraptor, Lophaetus sturnus (in part), is a species of hawk with a subspecies found in the Sinnoh and Kalos region and a subspecies only found in Oriss. It closely resembles a passerine bird, but its young evolved to resemble a passerine to trick its prey. It evolves from and.

Description
They have claws up to three inches: they have the most powerful grip of any bird, along with the.

Orissian subspecies
They tend to be darker; with a darker grey breast, darker red on the crest. They also have blue eyes and their talons are white while their bills are pure yellow.

Sinnoh subspecies
They are dark grey birds with white breasts and light red crests. They also have red eyes and their talons are dark brown to black while their bills are yellow and tipped in blackish-brown.

Shiny
They tend to be light brown birds with white breasts. They tend to have blue eyes and the tip of the crest and their talons are light brown and their bills can be pure yellow or tipped in brownish-black. They are variable just like any normal Staraptor is.

Diet
This species hunts woodland and over lakes, relying on its speed of flight through the dense forest as it flies from a perch or hedge-hops to catch its prey unaware. They are usually opportunistic predators, as are most birds of prey. The most important prey species are rodents, especially rats and mice, and fish, especially salmon, trout and minnow. Not unlike, they will dive underwater for fish.

Like most Pokémon, they are facultative omnivores. They also feed about fresh berries and fruit, when available.

Reproduction
Staraptors are sexually mature at four or five years of age. When they are old enough to breed, they often return to the area where they were born. It is thought that Staraptors mate for life. However, if one member of a pair dies or disappears, the other will choose a new mate. A pair which has repeatedly failed in breeding attempts may split and look for new mates.

Like many other species of Pokémon, they may take multiple mates.

Distribution/habitat
They are found in pine and deciduous forests and also forests near lakes.