15 Insanely Brutal Moments Of Birds Hunting Their Prey

Most people are impressed by big predators such as lions and tigers, but birds can be just as deadly and cruel. Have you ever seen a seagull on the hunt? What about a Toucan? If you want to see some crazy birds in action, keep watching, as we count down 15 insanely brutal moments of birds hunting their prey.
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Crow
The Canada Geese cob does not want their goslings to be raised on his lake. He chases them out of the water whenever he sees them. The geese can flee readily, but the goslings are unable to do so and are separated from their parents. Isolated, the goslings will not last long and will become easy prey for Seagulls, Herons, and Crows. Because this carrion crow is unable to swim, it is rarely observed near water. It notices the swan and geese getting into a fierce argument and confidently approaches them. Even though they are much larger, the crow is not terrified of either of these birds. It is faster and more agile than they are. It stoops down and snatches a gosling out of the water while the geese are distracted, acting as an opportunist thief.
The geese are startled and honk despondently, but the crow is unconcerned and flies away. The crow plucks the gosling's feathers before devouring it. This crow is roaming around a tiny squirrel, and when the crow touches the squirrel, the little rodent plays dead, rolling on his back, motionless. The crow isn’t convinced and still pecks at the squirrel who jumps up, startled by the pecks. Hopefully, the squirrel makes it. A crow comes down on a tiny rabbit. The rabbit avoids the worst at first, but the crow eventually lands on the fluffy bunny and takes off with it. Another crow has caught a bunny and is biting into the rabbit’s head. The rabbit can’t escape, as the crow tries to kill it. The crow eventually kills the rabbit and eats its meal.
Greater Coucals Hunting Sanke
These two greater coucals find a snake on the side of the road and attack it. Both birds attack the head of the snake, but the snake manages to pull away for a moment before the final blow is delivered by the birds. Greater coucal attacks a cobra in a backyard, and the cobra doesn’t seem interested at all in fighting the aggressive bird. He tries to hide wherever he can, but the bird insists and continues to annoy the snake. This coucal seems to be dancing with a tiny cobra.
Once again, the bird is the instigator and it’s obvious why, after the coucal grabs the cobra and kills it. This greater coucal has hunted some goodies to bring back to the nest to feed its offspring. It looks like it’s a tiny lizard, but it should do for now. The Greater Coucal, also known as the Crow Pheasant, is a non-parasitic member of the Cuculiformes order of birds. It is a common resident in Asia, ranging from India to south China and Indonesia. There are several subspecies, some of which are considered full species. It can be found in a variety of habitats.

[@KazekageCat]

"Insanely brutal" is a MASSIVE overstatement. More like "birds catch their prey." That's it.

[@warthog5202]

"A rat is eating what looks like a dead bird" THATS A FREAKING RABBIT!!!!

[@ItachiUchiha-yc9nv]

it was written by an AI and he just reads this crap youtube channels like this are extremely common, especially when it comes to something like the Megalodon

[@silvermainecoons3269]

@@uietwyatt4841 😅😂

[@dberdes]

“Despite their small size,…” Are you kidding?!?! The harpy eagle is one of the largest, most powerful raptors in the world. It’s talons are the same size as the Grizzly Bear’s claws!

[@emanueletorregrossa4218]

I know. this narrator has no clue!!

[@jankemjunkie6564]

I was about to say they’re dog sized birds

[@kewanahchongsyafii3763]

Mantap...👍

[@shaun7057]

The harpy eagle literally hunts large monkeys and if provided I dint doubt for one bit that it would attempt to attack a human!! The harpy is one amazing bird and was specially designed to kill and only kill

[@jeverett1851]

This narration is embarrassing

[@VanGreen28]

The harpy eagle’s small size? Dude, it’s one of the largest in the world! 🦅

[@L0Lsz]

Right. Who ever writes this guy's scripts needs to be fired.

[@Rorimac67]

"Despites it's small size." Made my day. :-) :-)

[@silvermainecoons3269]

This narration is idiotic.

[@youngudai9023]

A 3 & a half foot 20 pound bird is small huh?.. what a dunce .. 😂

[@Edlito550]

Agreed, I've watched numerous videos of this guy and there are so many typos and completely incorrect facts...

[@cesaryaelmurillo4367]

If this is what these little avian dinosaurs can do, imagine what the non avian dinosaurs were able to do!

[@joelhuckle4523]

"What looks like a dead bird" Bunny ears and fur in clear sight...

[@ledamoraes2841]

Esses pássaros são umas feras...

[@yeeeehaaawbuddy]

Man, I freggin LOVE it when the voice-over is literally telling me what the video is showing me.

[@jeffreydavis717]

I didn't know that Crows actually hunted live prey..wow they are aggressive.

[@halftime814]

Crows literally eat anything if they can't something easy to eat they will hunt for there food.

[@KFrost-fx7dt]

I saw one carry off a baby bunny and then stab it to death with its bill 😱☹️

[@masonnabeta4107]

Yeah crows Kill small animals like call baby dukes baby birds = 7 baby squirrels and mice

[@Gabronthe]

They have a bit of a hard time killing things with their beaks, but if they can catch it, they'll try.

[@diceflawless9115]

Heck I didn't know about Blue Jays and wood peckers

[@jad1079]

Thank you for adding chapters! A nice feature.

[@JohannaML1]

My fav was definitely the woodpecker tackling the blue jay

[@tomjohn8733]

Not surprising, considering Birds are the closest living relative of Dinosaurs, birds are predators…

[@kewanahchongsyafii3763]

👍

[@fastingislife3766]

Dinosaurs never existed

[@Karaaba]

Birds ARE dinosaurs 😉

[@Orangutan_Stella]

True.. but not all dinosaurs were predators.

[@tonystevenson5125]

Exactly

[@JCReacts6]

Why is it harder to watch this one over the others? Lol

[@summerbanks7695]

Really enjoyed this video so so interesting 👍 can't wait till nxt manythanks xx

[@jameshotz1350]

don't forget Ravens, the most intelligent of all birds.

[@Kurominos1]

ppl also quite forgett that chickens will kill and eat anythign smalelr then themself including even venomouse snakes

[@channelGoSyam]

has become a law of nature😌,,, greetings from Indonesia🇮🇩

[@CayneCartoons]

10:45 pretty sure that's a dead rabbit not a dead bird ... looks like it had the long ears...not to mention fur not feathers

[@gambargun]

The crow is really aggressive

[@kewanahchongsyafii3763]

Y❤️

[@chuengueyhwang8558]

This is stunning! you did a good job! Best regards and Have a nice weekend !

[@Zee-et4rd]

I truly appreciate these videos and the videographers cause you take me to places and sightings...you educate me...you transport me totally into the event.

[@user-hh6js2dg1s]

Ъ. 21

[@OIeka]

Lol nobody agrees with u his narration is so annoying

[@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935]

I live in vegas, and I once saw a local black bird kill a smaller sparrow type bird a few yrs ago. The black bird was significantly larger and wanted to feed its adolescent youngin. The smaller bird had its friends trying to drive the larger bird away, but it was useless. The black bird killed and fed the smaller bird to its youngin. It was actually pretty brutal to watch. And I saw this live, no video.

[@LinkedGlint]

This was really fascinating to watch. Seagulls have no fear even for humans. Same with the Pelican, that thing would try to eat your head if it got the chance.

[@gracestingray]

Thank god I was about to cry if it didn’t release my young sister “Stingray” , don’t be surprised because my family name is “Stingray” 😂

[@gugob22]

Animals hunt for their hungry but human hunt for fun.

[@aarondavis8652]

I am truly grateful that birds aren't the size of tigers and polar bears.

[@FarideLadak]

Many more birds are omnivores than we realize nor do they all settle for worms. Their ancestry is from having been dinosaurs, so watching their hunting skills is watching their instinctual behaviour.

[@williamchiafos3889]

That dinosaur to bird theory is weak.

[@pierfrancescotancredi8353]

@@williamchiafos3889 Actually, it's a strong theory, currently we can count on dozens of fossils, genetic and skeletal analysis, so there are no more doubts nowadays.

[@williamchiafos3889]

@@pierfrancescotancredi8353 do you know how long the theory of gravity has been accepted, yet recent science is challenging it. Or how about the theories of flat or globe earth ? Most theories eventually are replaced with new theories that refute the old ones. Science is always challenging itself and correcting itself. I am fully aware that this theory, which was first promoted by Arthur C Clarke, is generally accepted but it does have its faults. What have bats evolved into in the last 50 million years ? I'll wait..

[@dragonpiece6721]

@@williamchiafos3889 Birds didnt just evolved from dinosaurs..... they can still be considered as dinosaurs. If you study the biology & classifications of species, you will realized that scientists still group them. There is a reason why some birds have scales, since birds and reptiles are related. Dinosaur family consists of avian, non-avian, birds & reptiles. Remember that raptors are feathered & has beaks, so they can be considered as birds. Ostriches, Cassowaries & Emus still have the same dinosaur features as raptors & therapods...

[@chiannsmith6803]

@@williamchiafos3889 By your logic, Horseshoe Crabs, which have lived for 300 million years, should have done something by now......actually read about what you're talking about before you comment. You learn this shit in middle school 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@daveycrocket4873]

I never knew birds were so vicious and attacked other birds.

[@777pusher]

Civilized people attack and kill other people, so why not birds? Albeit humans do not do it for food, for now.

[@leow5632]

Big cats like leopards eat other small cats like civets too. Animals classification is a human construct.

[@nrgrth7988]

​@@leow5632 True, I don't know why people idealize animals and the nature as a whole this much nowadays. Just to add to your comment: some even commit cannibalism without caring much, like male lions eating their own cubs.

[@mjleger4555]

Large animals often predate on smaller animals in the wilds, even the same species at times, it's simply part of how the food chain works to balance the numbers of species in nature. It is also why many animals lay several eggs, have a litter of young, because often many of the young will not survive to adulthood. It is the strong and healthy that survive to adulthood, to assure that the species continues and can breed to produce the next generation of its kind.

[@jasonchan5504]

Humans viciously attack other humans too

[@mikeoxmall3431]

People always think straight to lions and tigers when asked about the most efficient hunters in the animal kingdom. . . But birds are truly the predators of all predators

[@christianhopkins7751]

You’re lucky lions and tigers don’t have wings.

[@mikeoxmall3431]

@@christianhopkins7751 you're darn tootin right I am

[@ekinteko]

@@mikeoxmall3431 What if horses had the heads of crocodiles?

[@mikeoxmall3431]

@@ekinteko we would be pretty fuckin sol

[@briansc8776]

2:04 Let’s appreciate that coucals also hunt sanke.

[@_Shinasu]

Makes you wonder if we need to reevaluate the term "bird of prey"

[@therealdesilator]

Went from brutal kills to random videos

[@nicolashunter4131]

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL

[@adamjolley62]

Love it watching from Peterborough peterboroughshire

[@thefalconus]

great, thanks for upload !

[@kevinlengkoan8534]

Well it's true, brutality isn't just applied on Big and Strong predator. Even a tiny predator is still a predator to its prey. It's relative terms, really. Can you imagine what your adorable pet cat could do to a canary? Yeah, it happened to mine. 😏

[@beamer.electronics]

As a youngster, I was in my friend's back garden watching his pet rabbit eating the grass, when a neighbour's cat jumped into the garden: Lying flat, in stalking mode, it crept up behind the rabbit (rabbit continued eating) and pounced! At that instant, the rabbit flattened its front legs and, with its rear legs, whacked its powerful legs straight into the cat's face! The cat jumped vertically up about 6 feet and shot out of the garden at lightning speed :) Rabbits name - Thumper!

[@capone_spivey1249]

That was awesome 👌🏿

[@MrAndrewFarrow]

There was a COBRA in the back garden??? I’d move house.

[@kewanahchongsyafii3763]

Mantap....👍

[@declanfitzpatrick8268]

15:17 - that's not a jackdaw, that's a hooded crow. Also, the sparrowhawk and the jackdaw segment is two separate videos. I've seen the full video of the jackdaw trying to escape from the grip of the sparrowhawk. The sparrowhawk catches the jackdaw on the ground. The jackdaw only escapes because the sparrowhawk only has one leg to grip it with. Female sparrowhawks, with both talons still intact, are more than capable of killing a jackdaw, and do so regularly. I've seen them kill larger corvids too, like magpies and hooded crows.

[@bagelj]

Definitely mind blowing

[@bonysminiatures3123]

coucal was badass taking on a king cobra , seen them in Thailand never knew they where so aggressive

[@Mipetz38]

the video showed it had a preference for snakes too

[@sanchezzz69420]

It's nature. I can watch with an objective perspective. Just for educational purposes. I don't enjoy it but it's definitely a fascinating sight. Never disrupt it.

[@MohammedMuhiUddin]

We're also nature. If we disrupt it, it's nature.

[@nickdouglas736]

​@@MohammedMuhiUddin not really tho

[@NotSoSerious69420]

@@nickdouglas736 literally yes. We are not separate from nature.

[@bunnybf]

Mama bird: MY BABYS

[@djfearross4144]

Until a dog is attached, and then everyone says, "why did you just watch?"

[@mansourvafa8623]

Thanks it was good 👍

[@3618499]

😩 “ Nature is cruel and indifferent. Unfortunately, more people are becoming the same way. ”

[@richardordonez8331]

They can be brutal but not cruel

[@spaceace1006]

Birds are badass!!

[@rocroc]

Imagine what dinosaurs were like?

[@Oxzilion]

It’s not pronounced Tuck-sun Arizona, it’s pronounced Too-sahn, Tucson.

[@emiranda2491]

Thanks for helping me pronounce. No, really, I have so much trouble with which is rightfully pronunciation.😄

[@fernandomedrano4415]

@@emiranda2491i xx you hi get go y GT yy6

[@mikethierry725]

And it's a gila"he-lah" woodpecker

[@alton31ellis]

His favorite was the #1 pick of a Jackdaw colliding with a hawk in midair causing it to fall to the ground. Yup. That was his favorite one. Also his #1 pick. Well, actually it was the second of four jackdaw videos that made the #1 pick… because it’s obviously the best video of “Birds Brutally HUNTING THEIR PREY.” That’s right. A Jackdaw colliding with a hawk and both of them falling to the ground is the best example of brutal avión predation on earth.

[@jack604]

Alot of people forget birds belong to the Theropod group dinosaurs, they're the remnants of the likes of t Rex and raptors

[@JustMe-pu3xm]

Wow, I just learned something watching this video. I never knew birds ate other birds.

[@stevedawson256]

Yeah I saw a sparrow hawk catch and eat a wood pigeon in my garden the other week. Brutal but its nature . The wood pigeon was bigger than the sparrowhawk too

[@BDCF100]

Several years ago I heard a commotion in my back yard. Something was screaming a high pitch cry. I went out and found a Western Scrub Jay pinning a Mourning Dove down on the lawn, The Jay had picked all the feathers off of the area between the Dove's wings and also all the feathers off the back of the head and neck. The Jay had opened up the entire back of the Dove's head and was feasting on the bird's brain. Velociraptor!

[@EnterpriseNCC-1701]

I'm no expert on types of birds but a rather large bird I think it was a smaller hawk caught a bluejay in my backyard. It picked it's feathers and ate it all. Not a scrap was left except some feathers.

[@davidcopson5800]

Have you been living in a cave underground?

[@adotintheshark4848]

many species of birds kill other birds, both chicks and adults.

[@darnellwatson7733]

Them little Birds had the Crow in a Head Lock like in Wrestling, they was Waiting for the Crow to "Tap Out"!

[@gracestingray]

Me watching a stingray being eaten 💔😭 Also me after Stingray being released 🥺(thanks god) Also me siding with Stingrays because my real family name is “Stingray” 😂

[@seaham3d695]

Wow you really like the number 14.

[@kewanahchongsyafii3763]

Wah mantap....👍❤️

[@TJSaw]

Damn, the dinosaur instincts are still strong.

[@DocECS69]

Wow we have heron in my area. I never knew they would eat squirrels let alone whole!

[@gracestingray]

3:58 thanks god it wasn’t me 😂 (my real family name is Stingray)

[@JT-km6th]

"birds can be just as deadly and cruel" *Shows vultures* Vultures eat carrion, that is neither deadly nor cruel.

[@vtadocumentary]

Woww…amazing video.

[@markgorman1291]

The ruthless precision and coldness of the feathered Dinosaurs takes some beating. Not even an asteroid collision, roughly 65 million years ago, seems to have dampened their zest for a hearty good meal. According to how you interpret the fossils found, I am aware that feathering of Therapsid Saurischians was taking shape during the Jurrassic. But the bird -Dinosaur connection could be debatable I suppose.

[@fateenbond488]

Yes birds are unpredictable tucans WOW 😲

[@Bigsluttyhoe]

I like the back stories he comes up with there interesting.

[@goofydog2]

Who Knew? Great video, Thanks...

[@Majestic502]

Wellcome Friends of freedom, 😀

[@DubbleTee]

Crows are fkn brutal. Smartest bird, no contest.

[@CmGeo7]

Nigga you killed me 🤣🤣🤣🤣 “ the seagull asked the penguin to step outside.”

[@yukit119]

10:46 Dead Bird? do you even show the videos? thats a DEAD RABBIT!

[@cele36963]

Blue jay is my favorite

[@chrys_stone8716]

No one: Absolutely no one: This guy : *bird name* (said in attempted epic voice)

[@Atomsplitter69]

I raise chickens, ducks and quail. I recently had a shocking experience when cleaning my quail enclosure. One flew out and before I could react my chickens killed it in seconds 😮

[@questwalker9979]

Awesome video my favorite was the Toucan bird eating a parrot I was very surprised to be honest with you.

[@brooklynyte]

You need to synchronize your narration a bit better but good video!

[@BilbosaurGaming]

10:45 Bro, you can't tell thats a rabbit? LMAO XD

[@dodgeuk69]

Excellent video, it’s a hooded crow at the end with the rat 🐀 😎

[@gecko22335]

You did a much better job with the narration of this video then some others in the past. It’s obvious you put more time into collecting information. Well done keep it up👍🏼👍🏼

[@diceflawless9115]

He called a Harpy eagle small lol

[@user-dc8fg6bk7j]

Thanks 💐

[@PetualanganSARGOND]

Nice video👍😁

[@johnshields6852]

It's not cruel, we humanize the actions of animals, but it's just their nature, it has nothing to do with cruelty and everything to do with survival. If you could go back in time to our early ancestors you'd see some "cruel" moments, to survive.

[@Thalaranthey]

thats untrue, theres plenty of pointless cruelty in animal kingdom. humans have no monopoly for it

[@rellman85]

Yeah, it is survival: but that doesn’t mean it’s pretty.

[@Leafy17]

@@Thalaranthey it's nature. You can NEVER change it. Animals kill for survival and nothing else.

[@Leafy17]

@johnshilds6852 finally! Someone agrees with me!

[@Thalaranthey]

@@Leafy17 that's untrue. Very untrue. They kill for joy, too. Not all, but not a small part

[@cakes4056]

The old show Redwall makes so much more sense now lmaoo

[@kylesunders4738]

This awkward feeling when somebody says "I eat like a bird"

[@Furanku13]

Who the hells says that

[@kenneth9874]

Some eat like great blue herons

[@sandhanitizer15]

I must say, this is a well made video. I was skeptical of watching at first because channels similar to this that do top 15's (10's/5's, whatever) usually have sooo much filler and barely ever actually show us the footage we came for. This video was exactly what it said it was, as well as narrated perfectly. Nothing extra or annoying, just birds being vicious. Great video.

[@JMAW91]

…this video is kinda trash you must have really low expectations.

[@ImFromFortnite]

5:10 Mordecai playing punches with Rigby

[@emojisarepurecancer8097]

I love birds of prey

[@christosdoesthings]

1:43 "the giants clash, the small mammal runs away, these are the echos of a bygone age"

[@tiger.6509]

That’s just the circle of life on this earth.

[@oshanegriffiths8972]

This is why birds are so small so they don't become a problem to humans...

[@mehtaabsandhu6969]

Nothing beats the Peregrine Falcon

[@maurosabino6167]

É está a perfeita criação do grande arquiteto Jeová ? Criação maldita .

[@zameeransari6346]

Wow vidios 👌👌🙏🙏

[@nrutasder7266]

I used to think birds were innocent but... nature you scary. 👁👄👁

[@21demario]

5:45 that blue jay must’ve heard the swag & surf song 😂

[@TheSchmed]

The Skua “skewered” that penguin.

[@sublimemediocrity]

This narrator is egregious!

[@alencaru]

Harpy is the first in mass, first in claw size, and 3 in wingspan among all the eagles.

[@maureenperrie9276]

Raptors have talons not claws

[@DanielSHIRO]

Wow 😂right off the bat cool crow carries and flies off with a duckling and then holds the 2nd one legged 😮coooool

[@gregorygermann5975]

Backround percussion sounds like a can of spray paint being shaken. Spare no expense eh?

[@orlandorojo-bc5sf]

This was really fascinating to watch

[@MrCampfires]

do we really need the narration? "...the crow plucks the baby before devouring it..." Really? I never would have guessed.

[@kikeheebchinkjigaboo6631]

Who ever is filming and not interfering are disgusting

[@devastingss3888]

i was not knowing that the birds are so dangerous too😂😂

[@johndalton7878]

Have you ever seen cassowaries, ostriches, eagles, vultures hunting / in real life ?