{"id":78491,"date":"2021-02-21T12:52:29","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T16:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/?p=78491"},"modified":"2021-02-23T18:16:53","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T22:16:53","slug":"family-accipitridae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/family-accipitridae\/","title":{"rendered":"Accipitridae: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Old World Vultures"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Accipitridae<\/strong><\/span>:<\/span> Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Old World Vultures<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Black Baza.\u00a0 \u00a9 Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The hawks and their relations include some of the world\u2019s best-known and most prestigious birds, including the national symbols of several countries\u2014the North American Bald Eagle<\/strong> (Haliaeetus leucocephalus<\/em>) comes readily to mind.\u00a0 This large, diverse family is often known collectively as \u201cbirds of prey\u201d or raptors, which is not precisely accurate as those terms might also include the members of several other families: falcons and caracaras (Falconidae<\/em>), owls (Strigidae<\/em> and Tytonidae<\/em>), New World vultures (Cathartidae<\/em>), ospreys (Pandionidae<\/em>), and the Secretarybird (Sagittariidae<\/em>).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Sharp-shinned Hawk<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a9 Bill Chambers<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The English names generically applied to members of the Acciptridae<\/em> do not directly correspond to the family\u2019s major subcategories, but are instead loosely associated with general types.\u00a0 Eagles are generally large raptors that soar and hunt large prey (often medium-sized mammals).\u00a0 Kites are generally small-bodied raptors that hunt small prey (often insects).\u00a0 Vultures are generally large, bare-headed raptors that forage for carrion (often large mammals).\u00a0 Hawks are the intermediate group: generally medium-sized raptors that hunt small prey (often birds and small mammals).\u00a0 These general terms have limited value, however, as is clear from a review of the family\u2019s various subfamilies and tribes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Taxonomy<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

As currently understood, the Acciptridae<\/em> comprise somewhere in the range of 255 to 301 species in 10 subfamilies, with the two largest subfamilies further divided into five tribes, as follows:<\/p>

Elaninae:<\/span> Elanine kites (6 or 7 species)<\/p>

Gypaetinae:<\/span> Atypical vultures and harrier-hawks (5 or 6 species)<\/p>

Perninae:<\/span> Honey-buzzards (19 to 21 species)<\/p>

Gypinae:<\/span> Old World vultures (13 species)<\/p>

Circaetinae:<\/span> Snake-eagles (15 to 23 species)<\/p>

Lophospizinae:<\/span> Crested goshawks (2 species)<\/p>

Harpiinae:<\/span> Harpy eagles (4 species)<\/p>

Aquilinae:<\/span> Booted eagles (38 to 39 species)<\/p>

Accipitrinae:<\/span> Sparrowhawks, goshawks, and harriers (74 to 87 species)<\/p>

Melieraxini:<\/span> Chanting goshawks (8 species)<\/p>

Accipitrini:<\/span> Sparrowhawks, goshawks, and harriers (66 to 79 species)<\/p>

Buteoninae:<\/span> Buzzards (79 to 99 species)<\/p>

Harpagini:<\/span> Double-toothed kites (2 species)<\/p>

Milvini:<\/span> Fish-eagles and milvine kites (15 to 17 species)<\/p>

Buteonini:<\/span> Buteos (62 to 80 species)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Pearl Kite<\/strong> (Gampsonyx swainsonii<\/em>)<\/p>

Scissor-winged Kite<\/strong> (Chelictinia riocourii<\/em>)<\/p>

Black-winged Kite<\/strong> (Elanus caeruleus<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cAfrican Black-winged Kite\u201d<\/strong> (E. c. caeruleus<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cAsian Black-winged Kite\u201d<\/strong> (E. c. vociferus<\/em>)<\/p>

Black-shouldered Kite<\/strong> (Elanus axillaris<\/em>)<\/p>

Letter-winged Kite<\/strong> (Elanus scriptus<\/em>)<\/p>

White-tailed Kite<\/strong> (Elanus leucurus<\/em>)<\/p>

African Harrier-Hawk<\/strong> (Polyboroides typus<\/em>)<\/p>

Madagascar Harrier-Hawk<\/strong> (Polyboroides radiatus<\/em>)<\/p>

Palm-nut Vulture<\/strong> (Gypohierax angolensis<\/em>)<\/p>

Egyptian Vulture<\/strong> (Neophron percnopterus<\/em>)<\/p>

Lammergeier<\/strong> (Gypaetus barbatus<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cEurasian Lammergeier\u201d<\/strong> (G. b. barbatus<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cAfrican Lammergeier\u201d<\/strong> (G. b. meridionalis<\/em>)<\/p>

Madagascar Serpent-Eagle<\/strong> (Eutriorchis astur<\/em>)<\/p>

Hook-billed Kite<\/strong> (Chondrohierax uncinatus<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cHook-billed Kite\u201d<\/strong> (C. u. uncinatus<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cGrenada Kite\u201d<\/strong> (C. u. mirus<\/em>)<\/p>

Cuban Kite<\/strong> (Chondrohierax wilsonii<\/em>)<\/p>

Gray-headed Kite<\/strong> (Leptodon cayanensis<\/em>)<\/p>

White-collared Kite<\/strong> (Leptodon forbesi<\/em>)<\/p>

Swallow-tailed Kite<\/strong> (Elanoides forficatus<\/em>)<\/p>

European Honey-Buzzard<\/strong> (Pernis apivorus<\/em>)<\/p>

Barred Honey-Buzzard<\/strong> (Pernis celebensis<\/em>)<\/p>

Steere\u2019s Honey-Buzzard<\/strong> (Pernis steerei<\/em>)<\/p>

Crested Honey-Buzzard<\/strong> (Pernis ptilorhynchus<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cOriental Honey-Buzzard\u201d<\/strong> (P. p. orientalis<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cIndomalayan Honey-Buzzard\u201d<\/strong> (P. p. ptilorhynchus<\/em>)<\/p>

Black-breasted Kite<\/strong> (Hamirostra melanosternon<\/em>)<\/p>

Square-tailed Kite<\/strong> (Lophoictinia isura<\/em>)<\/p>

Long-tailed Honey-Buzzard<\/strong> (Henicopernis longicauda<\/em>)<\/p>

Black Honey-Buzzard<\/strong> (Henicopernis infuscatus<\/em>)<\/p>

Black Baza<\/strong> (Aviceda leuphotes<\/em>)<\/p>

African Cuckoo-Hawk<\/strong> (Aviceda cuculoides<\/em>)<\/p>

Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk<\/strong> (Aviceda madagascariensis<\/em>)<\/p>

Jerdon\u2019s Baza<\/strong> (Aviceda jerdoni<\/em>)<\/p>

Pacific Baza<\/strong> (Aviceda subcristata<\/em>)<\/p>

Red-headed Vulture<\/strong> (Sarcogyps calvus<\/em>)<\/p>

White-headed Vulture<\/strong> (Trigonoceps occipitalis<\/em>)<\/p>

Cinereous Vulture<\/strong> (Aegypius monachus<\/em>)<\/p>

Lappet-faced Vulture<\/strong> (Torgos tracheliotos<\/em>)<\/p>

Hooded Vulture<\/strong> (Necrosyrtes monachus<\/em>)<\/p>

White-backed Vulture<\/strong> (Gyps africanus<\/em>)<\/p>

White-rumped Vulture<\/strong> (Gyps bengalensis<\/em>)<\/p>

Himalayan Vulture<\/strong> (Gyps himalayensis<\/em>)<\/p>

Griffon Vulture<\/strong> (Gyps fulvus<\/em>)<\/p>

R\u00fcppell\u2019s Vulture<\/strong> (Gyps rueppelli<\/em>)<\/p>

Cape Vulture<\/strong> (Gyps coprotheres<\/em>)<\/p>

Slender-billed Vulture<\/strong> (Gyps tenuirostris<\/em>)<\/p>

Indian Vulture<\/strong> (Gyps indicus<\/em>)<\/p>

Andaman Serpent-Eagle<\/strong> (Spilornis elgini<\/em>)<\/p>

Philippine Serpent-Eagle<\/strong> (Spilornis holospilus<\/em>)<\/p>

Great Nicobar Serpent-Eagle<\/strong> (Spilornis klossi<\/em>)<\/p>

Sulawesi Serpent-Eagle<\/strong> (Spilornis rufipectus<\/em>)<\/p>

Mountain Serpent-Eagle<\/strong> (Spilornis kinabaluensis<\/em>)<\/p>

Crested Serpent-Eagle<\/strong> (Spilornis cheela<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cCrested Serpent-Eagle\u201d<\/strong> (S. c. cheela<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cDavison\u2019s Serpent-Eagle\u201d<\/strong> (S. c. davisoni<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cLesser Nicobar Serpent-Eagle\u201d<\/strong> (S. c. minimus<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cRyukyu Serpent-Eagle\u201d<\/strong> (S. c. perplexus<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cNatuna Serpent-Eagle\u201d<\/strong> (S. c. <\/em>natunensis<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cSimeulue Serpent-Eagle\u201d<\/strong> (S. c. <\/em>abbotti<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cNias Serpent-Eagle\u201d<\/strong> (S. c. <\/em>asturinus<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cMentawai Serpent-Eagle\u201d<\/strong> (S. c. <\/em>sipora<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cBawean Serpent-Eagle\u201d<\/strong> (S. c. <\/em>baweanus<\/em>)<\/p>

Philippine Eagle<\/strong> (Pithecophaga jefferyi<\/em>)<\/p>

Bateleur<\/strong> (Terathopius ecaudatus<\/em>)<\/p>

Banded Snake-Eagle<\/strong> (Circaetus cinerascens<\/em>)<\/p>

Fasciated Snake-Eagle<\/strong> (Circaetus fasciolatus<\/em>)<\/p>

Congo Serpent-Eagle<\/strong> (Circaetus spectabilis<\/em>)<\/p>

Beaudouin\u2019s Snake-Eagle<\/strong> (Circaetus beaudouini<\/em>)<\/p>

Black-breasted Snake-Eagle<\/strong> (Circaetus pectoralis<\/em>)<\/p>

Brown Snake-Eagle<\/strong> (Circaetus cinereus<\/em>)<\/p>

Short-toed Eagle<\/strong> (Circaetus gallicus<\/em>)<\/p>

Crested Goshawk<\/strong> (Lophospiza trivirgata<\/em>)<\/p>

Sulawesi Goshawk<\/strong> (Lophospiza griseiceps<\/em>)<\/p>

Bat Hawk<\/strong> (Macheiramphus alcinus<\/em>)<\/p>

Papuan Eagle<\/strong> (Harpyopsis novaeguineae<\/em>)<\/p>

Harpy Eagle<\/strong> (Harpia harpyja<\/em>)<\/p>

Crested Eagle<\/strong> (Morphnus guianensis<\/em>)<\/p>

Crowned Eagle<\/strong> (Stephanoaetus coronatus<\/em>)<\/p>

Legge\u2019s Hawk-Eagle<\/strong> (Nisaetus kelaarti<\/em>)<\/p>

Sulawesi Hawk-Eagle<\/strong> (Nisaetus lanceolatus<\/em>)<\/p>

Pinsker\u2019s Hawk-Eagle<\/strong> (Nisaetus pinskeri<\/em>)<\/p>

Changeable Hawk-Eagle<\/strong> (Nisaetus limnaeetus<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cChangeable Hawk-Eagle\u201d<\/strong> (N. l. limnaeetus<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cCrested Hawk-Eagle\u201d<\/strong> (N. l. cirrhatus<\/em>)<\/p>

Flores Hawk-Eagle<\/strong> (Nisaetus floris<\/em>)<\/p>

Philippine Hawk-Eagle<\/strong> (Nisaetus philippensis<\/em>)<\/p>

Wallace\u2019s Hawk-Eagle<\/strong> (Nisaetus nanus<\/em>)<\/p>

Mountain Hawk-Eagle<\/strong> (Nisaetus nipalensis<\/em>)<\/p>

Blyth\u2019s Hawk-Eagle<\/strong> (Nisaetus alboniger<\/em>)<\/p>

Javan Hawk-Eagle<\/strong> (Nisaetus bartelsi<\/em>)<\/p>

Black Hawk-Eagle<\/strong> (Spizaetus tyrannus<\/em>)<\/p>

Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle<\/strong> (Spizaetus melanoleucus<\/em>)<\/p>

Ornate Hawk-Eagle<\/strong> (Spizaetus ornatus<\/em>)<\/p>

Black-and-chestnut Eagle<\/strong> (Spizaetus isidori<\/em>)<\/p>

Rufous-bellied Eagle<\/strong> (Lophotriorchis kienerii<\/em>)<\/p>

Martial Eagle<\/strong> (Polemaetus bellicosus<\/em>)<\/p>

Long-crested Eagle<\/strong> (Lophaetus occipitalis<\/em>)<\/p>

Black Eagle<\/strong> (Ictinaetus malaiensis<\/em>)<\/p>

Lesser Spotted Eagle<\/strong> (Clanga pomarina<\/em>)<\/p>

Indian Spotted Eagle<\/strong> (Clanga hastata<\/em>)<\/p>

Greater Spotted Eagle<\/strong> (Clanga clanga<\/em>)<\/p>

Wahlberg\u2019s Eagle<\/strong> (Hieraaetus wahlbergi<\/em>)<\/p>

Ayres\u2019s Hawk-Eagle<\/strong> (Hieraaetus ayresii<\/em>)<\/p>

Pygmy Eagle<\/strong> (Hieraaetus weiskei<\/em>)<\/p>

Booted Eagle<\/strong> (Hieraaetus pennatus<\/em>)<\/p>

Little Eagle<\/strong> (Hieraaetus morphnoides<\/em>)<\/p>

Steppe Eagle<\/strong> (Aquila nipalensis<\/em>)<\/p>

Tawny Eagle<\/strong> (Aquila rapax<\/em>)<\/p>

Spanish Eagle<\/strong> (Aquila adalberti<\/em>)<\/p>

Imperial Eagle<\/strong> (Aquila heliaca<\/em>)<\/p>

Golden Eagle<\/strong> (Aquila chrysaetos<\/em>)<\/p>

Cassin\u2019s Hawk-Eagle<\/strong> (Aquila africana<\/em>)<\/p>

Gurney\u2019s Eagle<\/strong> (Aquila gurneyi<\/em>)<\/p>

Wedge-tailed Eagle<\/strong> (Aquila audax<\/em>)<\/p>

Verreaux\u2019s Eagle<\/strong> (Aquila verreauxii<\/em>)<\/p>

Bonelli\u2019s Eagle<\/strong> (Aquila fasciata<\/em>)<\/p>

African Hawk-Eagle<\/strong> (Aquila spilogaster<\/em>)<\/p>

Lizard Buzzard<\/strong> (Kaupifalco monogrammicus<\/em>)<\/p>

Gabar Goshawk<\/strong> (Micronisus gabar<\/em>)<\/p>

Long-tailed Hawk<\/strong> (Urotriorchis macrourus<\/em>)<\/p>

Tiny Hawk<\/strong> (Hieraspiza superciliosa<\/em>)<\/p>

Semicollared Hawk<\/strong> (Hieraspiza collaris<\/em>)<\/p>

Dark Chanting-Goshawk<\/strong> (Melierax metabates<\/em>)<\/p>

Eastern Chanting-Goshawk<\/strong> (Melierax poliopterus<\/em>)<\/p>

Pale Chanting-Goshawk<\/strong> (Melierax canorus<\/em>)<\/p>

Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk<\/strong> (Erythrotriorchis buergersi<\/em>)<\/p>

Red Goshawk<\/strong> (Erythrotriorchis radiatus<\/em>)<\/p>

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk<\/strong> (Aerospiza castanilius<\/em>)<\/p>

Red-chested Goshawk<\/strong> (Aerospiza <\/em>toussenelii<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cBanded Goshawk<\/strong> (A. t. macroscelides<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cRed-chested Goshawk<\/strong> (A. t. toussenelii<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cBioko Goshawk<\/strong> (A. t. lopezi<\/em>)<\/p>

African Goshawk<\/strong> (Aerospiza <\/em>tachiro<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cEthiopian Goshawk\u201d<\/strong> (A. t. unduliventer<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cEast African Goshawk\u201d<\/strong> (A. t. sparsimfasciatus<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cPemba Goshawk\u201d<\/strong> (A. t. pembaensis<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cSouth African Goshawk\u201d<\/strong> (A. t. tachiro<\/em>)<\/p>

Red-thighed Sparrowhawk<\/strong> (Tachyspiza <\/em>erythropus<\/em>)<\/p>

Little Sparrowhawk<\/strong> (Tachyspiza <\/em>minulla<\/em>)<\/p>

Spot-tailed Goshawk<\/strong> (Tachyspiza <\/em>trinotata<\/em>)<\/p>

Japanese Sparrowhawk<\/strong> (Tachyspiza <\/em>gularis<\/em>)<\/p>

Besra<\/strong> (Tachyspiza <\/em>virgata<\/em>)<\/p>

Dwarf Sparrowhawk<\/strong> (Tachyspiza <\/em>nana<\/em>)<\/p>

Vinous-breasted Sparrowhawk<\/strong> (Tachyspiza <\/em>rhodogaster<\/em>)<\/p>

Rufous-necked Sparrowhawk<\/strong> (Tachyspiza <\/em>erythrauchen<\/em>)<\/p>

Collared Sparrowhawk<\/strong> (Tachyspiza <\/em>cirrocephala<\/em>)<\/p>

New Britain Sparrowhawk<\/strong> (Tachyspiza <\/em>brachyura<\/em>)<\/p>

Moluccan Goshawk<\/strong> (Tachyspiza <\/em>henicogramma<\/em>)<\/p>

Brown Goshawk<\/strong> (Tachyspiza <\/em>fasciata<\/em>)<\/p>

Variable Goshawk<\/strong> (Tachyspiza <\/em>hiogaster<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cLesser Sunda Goshawk\u201d<\/strong> (T. h. <\/em>sylvestris<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cVariable Goshawk\u201d<\/strong> (T. h. <\/em>hiogaster<\/em>)<\/p>

Gray Goshawk<\/strong> (Tachyspiza <\/em>novaehollandiae<\/em>)<\/p>

Shikra<\/strong> (Tachyspiza <\/em>badia<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cAfrican Shikra\u201d<\/strong> (T. b. <\/em>sphenura<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cAsian Shikra\u201d<\/strong> (T. b. <\/em>badia<\/em>)<\/p>

Levant Sparrowhawk<\/strong> (Tachyspiza <\/em>brevipes<\/em>)<\/p>

Nicobar Sparrowhawk<\/strong> (Tachyspiza <\/em>butleri<\/em>)<\/p>

Chinese Sparrowhawk<\/strong> (Tachyspiza <\/em>soloensis<\/em>)<\/p>

Black-mantled Goshawk<\/strong> (Tachyspiza <\/em>melanochlamys<\/em>)<\/p>

Pied Goshawk<\/strong> (Tachyspiza <\/em>albogularis<\/em>)<\/p>

New Caledonia Goshawk<\/strong> (Tachyspiza <\/em>haplochroa<\/em>)<\/p>

Fiji Goshawk<\/strong> (Tachyspiza <\/em>rufitorques<\/em>)<\/p>

Frances\u2019s Goshawk<\/strong> (Tachyspiza <\/em>francesiae<\/em>)<\/p>

Slaty-mantled Goshawk<\/strong> (Tachyspiza <\/em>luteoschistacea<\/em>)<\/p>

Imitator Goshawk<\/strong> (Tachyspiza <\/em>imitator<\/em>)<\/p>

Gray-headed Goshawk<\/strong> (Tachyspiza <\/em>poliocephala<\/em>)<\/p>

New Britain Goshawk<\/strong> (Tachyspiza <\/em>princeps<\/em>)<\/p>

Gray-bellied Hawk<\/strong> (Accipiter poliogaster<\/em>)<\/p>

Ovampo Sparrowhawk<\/strong> (Accipiter ovampensis<\/em>)<\/p>

Madagascar Sparrowhawk<\/strong> (Accipiter madagascariensis<\/em>)<\/p>

Eurasian Sparrowhawk<\/strong> (Accipiter nisus<\/em>)<\/p>

Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk<\/strong> (Accipiter rufiventris<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cEthiopian Sparrowhawk\u201d<\/strong> (A. r. perspicillaris<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cRufous-breasted Sparrowhawk\u201d<\/strong> (A. r. rufiventris<\/em>)<\/p>

Sharp-shinned Hawk<\/strong> (Accipiter striatus<\/em>)<\/a><\/p>

\u201cNorthern Sharp-shinned Hawk\u201d<\/strong> (A. s. velox<\/em>)<\/a><\/p>

\u201cCuban Sharp-shinned Hawk\u201d<\/strong> (A. s. <\/em>fringilloides<\/em>)<\/a><\/p>

\u201cHispaniolan Sharp-shinned Hawk\u201d<\/strong> (A. s. striatus<\/em>)<\/a><\/p>

\u201cPuerto Rican Sharp-shinned Hawk\u201d<\/strong> (A. s. <\/em>venator<\/em>)<\/a><\/p>

White-breasted Hawk<\/strong> (Accipiter chionogaster<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cMadrean Hawk\u201d<\/strong> (A. c. madrensis<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cWhite-breasted Hawk\u201d<\/strong> (A. c. chionogaster<\/em>)<\/p>

Plain-breasted Hawk<\/strong> (Accipiter ventralis<\/em>)<\/p>

Rufous-thighed Hawk<\/strong> (Accipiter erythronemius<\/em>)<\/p>

Doria\u2019s Goshawk<\/strong> (Megatriorchis doriae<\/em>)<\/p>

Bicolored Hawk<\/strong> (Astur bicolor<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cBicolored Hawk\u201d<\/strong> (A. b. bicolor<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cSpotted Hawk\u201d<\/strong> (A. b. guttifer<\/em>)<\/p>

Chilean Hawk<\/strong>\u00a0(Astur chilensis<\/em>)<\/p>

Cooper\u2019s Hawk<\/strong> (Astur cooperii<\/em>)<\/p>

Gundlach\u2019s Hawk<\/strong> (Astur gundlachi<\/em>)<\/p>

Northern Goshawk<\/strong> (Astur gentilis<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cEurasian Goshawk\u201d<\/strong> (A. g. gentilis<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cAmerican Goshawk\u201d<\/strong> (A. g. atricapillus<\/em>)<\/p>

Meyer\u2019s Goshawk<\/strong> (Astur meyerianus<\/em>)<\/p>

Black Goshawk<\/strong> (Astur melanoleucus<\/em>)<\/p>

Henst\u2019s Goshawk<\/strong> (Astur henstii<\/em>)<\/p>

Spotted Harrier<\/strong> (Circus assimilis<\/em>)<\/p>

Pallid Harrier<\/strong> (Circus macrourus<\/em>)<\/p>

Black Harrier<\/strong> (Circus maurus<\/em>)<\/p>

Hen Harrier<\/strong> (Circus cyaneus<\/em>)<\/p>

Northern Harrier<\/strong> (Circus hudsonius<\/em>)<\/p>

Cinereous Harrier<\/strong> (Circus cinereus<\/em>)<\/p>

Long-winged Harrier<\/strong> (Circus buffoni<\/em>)<\/p>

Montagu\u2019s Harrier<\/strong> (Circus pygargus<\/em>)<\/p>

Pied Harrier<\/strong> (Circus melanoleucos<\/em>)<\/p>

Western Marsh-Harrier<\/strong> (Circus aeruginosus<\/em>)<\/p>

African Marsh-Harrier<\/strong> (Circus ranivorus<\/em>)<\/p>

Swamp Harrier<\/strong> (Circus approximans<\/em>)<\/p>

Papuan Marsh-Harrier<\/strong> (Circus spilothorax<\/em>)<\/p>

R\u00e9union Harrier<\/strong> (Circus maillardi<\/em>)<\/p>

Eastern Marsh-Harrier<\/strong> (Circus spilonotus<\/em>)<\/p>

Malagasy Harrier<\/strong> (Circus macrosceles<\/em>)<\/p>

Double-toothed Kite<\/strong> (Harpagus bidentatus<\/em>)<\/p>

Rufous-thighed Kite<\/strong> (Harpagus diodon<\/em>)<\/p>

Brahminy Kite<\/strong> (Haliastur indus<\/em>)<\/p>

Whistling Kite<\/strong> (Haliastur sphenurus<\/em>)<\/p>

Red Kite<\/strong> (Milvus milvus<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cRed Kite\u201d<\/strong> (M. m. milvus<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cCape Verde Kite\u201d<\/strong> (M. m. fasciicauda<\/em>)<\/p>

Black Kite<\/strong> (Milvus migrans<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cBlack Kite\u201d<\/strong> (M. m. migrans<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cBlack-eared Kite\u201d<\/strong> (M. m. lineatus<\/em>)<\/p>

Yellow-billed Kite<\/strong> (Milvus aegyptius<\/em>)<\/p>

Pallas\u2019s Fish-Eagle<\/strong> (Haliaeetus leucoryphus<\/em>)<\/p>

Steller\u2019s Sea-Eagle<\/strong> (Haliaeetus pelagicus<\/em>)<\/p>

White-tailed Eagle<\/strong> (Haliaeetus albicilla<\/em>)<\/p>

Bald Eagle<\/strong> (Haliaeetus leucocephalus<\/em>)<\/p>

White-bellied Sea-Eagle<\/strong> (Icthyophaga leucogaster<\/em>)<\/p>

Sanford\u2019s Sea-Eagle<\/strong> (Icthyophaga sanfordi<\/em>)<\/p>

African Fish-Eagle<\/strong> (Icthyophaga vocifer<\/em>)<\/p>

Madagascar Fish-Eagle<\/strong> (Icthyophaga vociferoides<\/em>)<\/p>

Lesser Fish-Eagle<\/strong> (Icthyophaga humilis<\/em>)<\/p>

Gray-headed Fish-Eagle<\/strong> (Icthyophaga ichthyaetus<\/em>)<\/p>

Grasshopper Buzzard<\/strong> (Butastur rufipennis<\/em>)<\/p>

White-eyed Buzzard<\/strong> (Butastur teesa<\/em>)<\/p>

Rufous-winged Buzzard<\/strong> (Butastur liventer<\/em>)<\/p>

Gray-faced Buzzard<\/strong> (Butastur indicus<\/em>)<\/p>

Mississippi Kite<\/strong> (Ictinia mississippiensis<\/em>)<\/p>

Plumbeous Kite<\/strong> (Ictinia plumbea<\/em>)<\/p>

Black-collared Hawk<\/strong> (Busarellus nigricollis<\/em>)<\/p>

Crane Hawk<\/strong> (Geranospiza caerulescens<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cBlackish Crane Hawk\u201d<\/strong> (G. c. nigra<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cGray Crane Hawk\u201d<\/strong> (G. c. caerulescens<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cBanded Crane Hawk\u201d<\/strong> (G. c. gracilis<\/em>)<\/p>

Snail Kite<\/strong> (Rostrhamus sociabilis<\/em>)<\/p>

Slender-billed Kite<\/strong> (Helicolestes hamatus<\/em>)<\/p>

Plumbeous Hawk<\/strong> (Cryptoleucopteryx plumbea<\/em>)<\/p>

Slate-colored Hawk<\/strong> (Buteogallus schistaceus<\/em>)<\/p>

Rufous Crab-Hawk<\/strong> (Buteogallus aequinoctialis<\/em>)<\/p>

Common Black-Hawk<\/strong> (Buteogallus anthracinus<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cCommon Black-Hawk\u201d<\/strong> (B. a. anthracinus<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cMangrove Black-Hawk\u201d<\/strong> (B. a. subtilis<\/em>)<\/p>

Cuban Black-Hawk<\/strong> (Buteogallus gundlachii<\/em>)<\/p>

Savanna Hawk<\/strong> (Buteogallus meridionalis<\/em>)<\/p>

White-necked Hawk<\/strong> (Buteogallus lacernulatus<\/em>)<\/p>

Great Black-Hawk<\/strong> (Buteogallus urubitinga<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cNorthern Black-Hawk\u201d<\/strong> (B. u. ridgwayi<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cSouthern Black-Hawk\u201d<\/strong> (B. u. urubitinga<\/em>)<\/p>

Solitary Eagle<\/strong> (Buteogallus solitarius<\/em>)<\/p>

Chaco Eagle<\/strong> (Buteogallus coronatus<\/em>)<\/p>

Barred Hawk<\/strong> (Morphnarchus princeps<\/em>)<\/p>

Roadside Hawk<\/strong> (Rupornis magnirostris<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cNorthern Roadside Hawk\u201d<\/strong> (R. m. magnirostris<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cSouthern Roadside Hawk\u201d<\/strong> (R. m. pucherani<\/em>)<\/p>

Harris\u2019s Hawk<\/strong> (Parabuteo unicinctus<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cHarris\u2019s Hawk\u201d<\/strong> (P. u. harrisi<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cBay-winged Hawk\u201d<\/strong> (P. u. unicinctus<\/em>)<\/p>

White-rumped Hawk<\/strong> (Parabuteo leucorrhous<\/em>)<\/p>

White-tailed Hawk<\/strong> (Geranoaetus albicaudatus<\/em>)<\/p>

Variable Hawk<\/strong> (Geranoaetus polyosoma<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cVariable Hawk\u201d<\/strong> (G. p. polyosoma<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cJuan Fern\u00e1ndez Hawk\u201d<\/strong> (G. p. exsul<\/em>)<\/p>

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle<\/strong> (Geranoaetus melanoleucus<\/em>)<\/p>

Gray-backed Hawk<\/strong> (Pseudastur occidentalis<\/em>)<\/p>

White Hawk<\/strong> (Pseudastur albicollis<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cSnowy Hawk\u201d<\/strong> (P. a. ghiesbreghti<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cWhite-shouldered Hawk\u201d<\/strong> (P. a. costaricensis<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cBlack-winged Hawk\u201d<\/strong> (P. a. williaminae<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cBlack-tailed Hawk\u201d<\/strong> (P. a. albicollis<\/em>)<\/p>

Mantled Hawk<\/strong> (Pseudastur polionotus<\/em>)<\/p>

Semiplumbeous Hawk<\/strong> (Leucopternis semiplumbeus<\/em>)<\/p>

Black-faced Hawk<\/strong> (Leucopternis melanops<\/em>)<\/p>

White-browed Hawk<\/strong> (Leucopternis kuhli<\/em>)<\/p>

Gray Hawk<\/strong> (Buteo plagiatus<\/em>)<\/p>

Gray-lined Hawk<\/strong> (Buteo nitidus<\/em>)<\/p>

Red-shouldered Hawk<\/strong> (Buteo lineatus<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cCalifornia Red-shouldered Hawk\u201d<\/strong> (B. l. elegans<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cEastern Red-shouldered Hawk\u201d<\/strong> (B. l. lineatus<\/em>)<\/p>

Ridgway\u2019s Hawk<\/strong> (Buteo ridgwayi<\/em>)<\/a><\/p>

Broad-winged Hawk<\/strong> (Buteo platypterus<\/em>)<\/a><\/p>

\u201cBroad-winged Hawk\u201d<\/strong> (B. p. platypterus<\/em>)<\/a><\/p>

\u201cPuerto Rican Broad-winged Hawk\u201d<\/strong> (B. p. brunnescens<\/em>)<\/a><\/p>

\u201cAntiguan Broad-winged Hawk\u201d<\/strong> (B. p. insulicola<\/em>)<\/a><\/p>

Hawaiian Hawk<\/strong> (Buteo solitarius<\/em>)<\/a><\/p>

White-throated Hawk<\/strong> (Buteo albigula<\/em>)<\/p>

Short-tailed Hawk<\/strong> (Buteo brachyurus<\/em>)<\/p>

Gal\u00e1pagos Hawk<\/strong> (Buteo galapagoensis<\/em>)<\/p>

Swainson\u2019s Hawk<\/strong> (Buteo swainsoni<\/em>)<\/p>

Zone-tailed Hawk<\/strong> (Buteo albonotatus<\/em>)<\/p>

Red-tailed Hawk<\/strong> (Buteo jamaicensis<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cHarlan\u2019s Hawk\u201d<\/strong> (B. j. harlani<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cRed-tailed Hawk\u201d<\/strong> (B. j. jamaicensis<\/em>)<\/p>

Rufous-tailed Hawk<\/strong> (Buteo ventralis<\/em>)<\/p>

Rough-legged Hawk<\/strong> (Buteo lagopus<\/em>)<\/p>

Ferruginous Hawk<\/strong> (Buteo regalis<\/em>)<\/p>

Madagascar Buzzard<\/strong> (Buteo brachypterus<\/em>)<\/p>

Archer\u2019s Buzzard<\/strong> (Buteo archeri<\/em>)<\/p>

Red-necked Buzzard<\/strong> (Buteo auguralis<\/em>)<\/p>

Augur Buzzard<\/strong> (Buteo augur<\/em>)<\/p>

Jackal Buzzard<\/strong> (Buteo rufofuscus<\/em>)<\/p>

Eastern Buzzard<\/strong> (Buteo japonicus<\/em>)<\/p>

Upland Buzzard<\/strong> (Buteo hemilasius<\/em>)<\/p>

Himalayan Buzzard<\/strong> (Buteo burmanicus<\/em>)<\/p>

Mountain Buzzard<\/strong> (Buteo oreophilus<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cMountain Buzzard\u201d<\/strong> (B. o. oreophilus<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cForest Buzzard\u201d<\/strong> (B. o. trizonatus<\/em>)<\/p>

Common Buzzard<\/strong> (Buteo buteo<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cWestern Buzzard\u201d<\/strong> (B. b. buteo<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cCorsican Buzzard\u201d<\/strong> (B. b. arrigonii<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cAzorean Buzzard\u201d<\/strong> (B. b. rothschildi<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cCanary Islands Buzzard\u201d<\/strong> (B. b. insularum<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cSteppe Buzzard\u201d<\/strong> (B. b. vulpinus<\/em>)<\/p>

Forest Buzzard<\/strong> (Buteo trizonatus<\/em>)<\/p>

Long-legged Buzzard<\/strong> (Buteo rufinus<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cNorthern Long-legged Buzzard\u201d<\/strong> (B. r. rufinus<\/em>)<\/p>

\u201cSouthern Long-legged Buzzard\u201d<\/strong> (B. r. cirtensis<\/em>)<\/p>

Cape Verde Buzzard<\/strong> (Buteo bannermani<\/em>)<\/p>

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Boyd, J.H., 2017. Taxonomy in Flux: Afroaves I: Coliiformes, Cathartiformes, Accipitriformes. http:\/\/jboyd.net\/Taxo\/List9.html<\/a>. (Posted January 14, 2017. Accessed February 6, 2021.)<\/p>

Ferguson-Lees, J., and D.A. Christie. 2001. Raptors of the World<\/em>. Houghton-Mifflin, Boston.<\/p>

Roberson, D. 2019. Bird Families of the World: Hawks & Eagles, Accipitridae<\/em>, http:\/\/creagrus.home.montereybay.com\/hawks.html<\/a>. (Posted July 15, 2019. Accessed February 6, 2021.)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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