Hawk ID from Commercial. (1 Viewer)

[MLoyko]

Sorry if this is kinda off topic-ish but I remember this commercial from the Holidays. I was in a local grocery store today with a friend picking up his paycheck and I saw bottles of the soda sitting there and it reminded me of the commercial so I looked it up.

Anybody know what species of hawk is used in the commercial? Or was it just generated for the commercial maybe?

Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkDN-TD3yn8&feature=related

Again sorry for being totally out there...was debating about putting it up.

Thanks,
Matt

 

[MLoyko]

It's not a White-tailed Hawk is it?

 

[AlexC]

Jim Gaffigan is hilarious.

 

[MLoyko]

Jim Gaffigan is hilarious.

Yes he is :-O

 

[Jim M.]

It's not a White-tailed Hawk is it?

Hi Matt,

It bears a strong resemblance to one in terms of both structure and plumage. However, the head pattern seems a bit off. I am not sure what other possibilities there might be globally, but if the bird is a hawk native to the U.S., I do not think there are any other possibilities.

Best,
Jim

 

[Tib78]

It's an Augur Buzzard, an african species:http://i.pbase.com/o4/06/642806/1/67161018.EI8z5G4h.DSC_00661.JPG

 

[Roy Priest]

It's an Augur Buzzard, an african species:http://i.pbase.com/o4/06/642806/1/67161018.EI8z5G4h.DSC_00661.JPG

Yes it is an augur buzzard usually used as a stand in for a Redtailed Hawk as they cannot use native species for commercial endevours in the USA.

 

[MLoyko]

Jim: I noticed that about the head pattern.

Thanks to the others, I looked augur buzzard up in Google and that's a match, I would assume this is the same species in this children's show my little brother watches? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxuNiuHn5Hg

 

[AlexC]

I've found that they tend to / are not allowed to use American species in our commercials - Hooded Crows in that Windex commercial? And some species of Eurasiafican vulture in some wireless internet commercial.

 

[MLoyko]

I've found that they tend to / are not allowed to use American species in our commercials - Hooded Crows in that Windex commercial? And some species of Eurasiafican vulture in some wireless internet commercial.

I remember that Windex commercial. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqKS-hkhhh4

That kinda has a double meaning if you think about it, a reverse of rolls..instead of the bird smacking into the window (which is a big problem) the human is smacking into the window.

 

[AlexC]

I remember that Windex commercial. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqKS-hkhhh4

That kinda has a double meaning if you think about it, a reverse of rolls..instead of the bird smacking into the window (which is a big problem) the human is smacking into the window.

That's the whole point of their presence in the commercial! 8-P

 

[MLoyko]

That's the whole point of their presence in the commercial! 8-P

Haha I guess so...sorry too many papers lol

 

[AlexC]

Haha I guess so...sorry too many papers lol

Hahaha, no prob - too much procrastination on my end.