Hook Hawk

Hook Hawks were a carnivorous bird species native to the Silent Desert on Tython during the time before the Old Republic. Packs of hook hawks used their hypnotic songs to seduce prey into a state of paralysis before killing and eating them.

Biology and appearance
Hook hawks had large sharp talons and hooked beaks which they used in hunting and killing their prey.

Behavior
Hook hawks were a formidable hunter. Hook hawks hunted in packs searching for prey. The hook hawks would circle their prey and hover there while they sang a hypnotic song. The song, if the prey was exposed to it for long enough, could cause paralysis. After this, the hook hawks would dive and using their hooked beaks and sharp talons to gouge out the prey's eyes and throats.