Red-tailed hawk vision vs human vision: what is different?
Sees about 3.8 times less detail than you. Sees a bit wider than you. Drag the line to see the difference, then try both on your own photo.
A simulation made from published eye studies. Not what the animal feels.
Head to head
- Sees about 3.8 times less detail than you.
- Sees a bit wider than you.
- Active by day, like you.
- Has two sharp spots in each eye; you have one.
Play today's Guess the Eye: can you tell whose eyes are whose?
More face-offs: all face-offs. How does the red-tailed hawk see? ยท How does the human see?
The science behind it: the numbers and studies for the red-tailed hawk