San Antonio, Texas - The San Antonio Zoo just announced that a South African pygmy falcon was recently hatched, and the baby bird is no bigger than a coin!

Despite their tiny size, pygmy falcons have one thing above all else on their menu: meat!

They are considered the smallest birds of prey in Africa.

What a ferocious little predator this new baby will grow up to be!

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The very hungry little one has to be fed by zoo staff every two hours or so.

Weighing in at 6.5 grams, it is also kept in a special incubator, where it is looked after around the clock.

So far, he is the first pygmy falcon chick to hatch in a zoo in the US this year.

The San Antonio Zoo has not had any pygmy falcon offspring since 2004.

The baby's parents – Squiggy and Laverne – come from the San Diego Zoo and now live in a breeding center for birds, where they have been together for about a year.

"This Pygmy Falcon chick's hatching is a monumental achievement for our animal care and conservation teams," Tim Morrow, president and CEO of the San Antonio Zoo, told News 4 San Antonio.

"Through our conservation programs, this birth contributes to the survival of its species and strengthens our passion and purpose."