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Here, we present the first descriptive analysis of the ventral structures of the toes, toepad morphology, and toepad surface area of several diurnal (<jats:italic>Accipitriformes<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Falconiformes<\/jats:italic>) and nocturnal species (<jats:italic>Strigiformes<\/jats:italic>) of Australian raptors. We compare these with nonpredatory taxa (passeriform and psittaciform) to elucidate possible functional explanations for these differences. Although all groups shared the structural characters of joint, phalanx, ungual, and central (tarsal) pad features, the positioning of these structures in relation to the underlying skeletal framework and subsequent gross morphology differed markedly. Toepads overlying the phalangeal joints were much more developed in raptorial species with protrusional toepads only found on goshawks (<jats:italic>Accipiter<\/jats:italic> sp.), falcons, and owls. In contrast, the ventral surface of representative passeriform and parrot species showed overall uniformity in contact surface area, with much flatter toepads. There was only a very low phylogenetic signal in the data indicating that phylogenetic relationships did not have a significant effect on toepad surface area. Linear discriminant analysis indicated that functional prey sizes correlated positively with toepad surface areas. Generalized linear modelling showed that there was a positive, significant relationship between body mass and toepad surface area, and prey category significantly affected the toepad surface areas for Digit I and Digit IV. 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