Falconiformes
Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
HBW 2, p. 52
- Small to large diurnal birds of prey, with hooked bill and fleshy cere, powerful legs and feet, sharp, curved claws, and often broad wings; keen vision.
- All regions except Antarctic; almost all zones support numerous species, but only one occurs in N Arctic.
- All habitats, from forests to wetlands, sub-deserts, tundra, high mountains and urban areas.
- 64 genera, 238 species, 535 taxa.
- 39 species threatened; none extinct since 1600.
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List of species:
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- 3 1 2 8 1 African Cuckoo-hawk (Aviceda cuculoides)
- 4 4 8 2 Madagascar Cuckoo-hawk (Aviceda madagascariensis)
- 6 3 3 8 3 Jerdon's Baza (Aviceda jerdoni)
- 23 1 8 14 8 4 Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata)
- 12 4 8 8 5 Black Baza (Aviceda leuphotes)
- 25 3 8 14 8 6 Grey-headed Kite (Leptodon cayanensis)
- 3 1 2 2 7 White-collared Kite (Leptodon forbesi)
- 6 1 2 3 8 8 Hook-billed Kite (Chondrohierax uncinatus)
- 5 2 3 8 9 Long-tailed Buzzard (Henicopernis longicauda)
- 1 1 4 10 New Britain Buzzard (Henicopernis infuscatus)
- 25 2 16 7 8 11 Western Honey-buzzard (Pernis apivorus)
- 40 24 16 8 12 Crested Honey-buzzard (Pernis ptilorhyncus)
- 2 1 1 8 13 Barred Honey-buzzard (Pernis celebensis)
- 9 8 1 8 14 Square-tailed Kite (Lophoictinia isura)
- 2 2 8 15 Black-breasted Buzzard (Hamirostra melanosternon)
- 27 2 10 15 8 16 American Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus)
- 6 1 2 3 8 17 Bat Hawk (Macheiramphus alcinus)
- 23 13 10 8 18 Pearl Kite (Gampsonyx swainsonii)
- 72 1 40 31 8 19 Common Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus)
- 28 14 14 8 20 Australian Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris)
- 30 1 14 15 8 21 White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus)
- 9 7 2 6 22 Letter-winged Kite (Elanus scriptus)
- 3 2 1 8 23 African Swallow-tailed Kite (Chelictinia riocourii)
- 50 1 21 28 8 24 Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis)
- 13 4 9 8 25 Slender-billed Kite (Rostrhamus hamatus)
- 20 1 9 10 8 26 Double-toothed Kite (Harpagus bidentatus)
- 5 1 3 1 8 27 Rufous-thighed Kite (Harpagus diodon)
- 19 8 11 8 28 Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)
- 45 1 19 25 8 29 Plumbeous Kite (Ictinia plumbea)
- 53 34 19 6 30 Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
- 201 3 127 71 8 31 Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
- 34 1 20 13 8 32 Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus)
- 80 1 46 33 8 33 Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)
- 61 2 28 31 8 34 White-bellied Sea-eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)
- 8 3 5 4 35 Sanford's Sea-eagle (Haliaeetus sanfordi)
- 76 1 38 37 8 36 African Fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer)
- 5 1 4 2 37 Madagascar Fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vociferoides)
- 4 1 1 2 4 38 Pallas' Fish-eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus)
- 78 1 41 36 8 39 White-tailed Sea-eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
- 60 4 38 18 8 40 Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
- 50 14 36 4 41 Steller's Sea-eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
- 11 4 7 6 42 Lesser Fishing-eagle (Ichthyophaga humilis)
- 24 1 9 14 6 43 Grey-headed Fishing-eagle (Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus)
- 25 15 10 8 44 Palm-nut Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis)
- 78 54 24 8 45 Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus)
- 85 55 30 3 46 Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus)
- 59 33 26 8 47 Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus)
- 49 27 22 6 48 African White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus)
- 43 2 23 18 2 49 Indian White-backed Vulture (Gyps bengalensis)
- 33 8 25 2 50 Long-billed Vulture (Gyps indicus)
- 25 13 12 6 51 Rüppell's Griffon (Gyps rueppellii)
- 22 11 11 8 52 Himalayan Griffon (Gyps himalayensis)
- 180 115 65 8 53 Eurasian Griffon (Gyps fulvus)
- 8 7 1 4 54 Cape Griffon (Gyps coprotheres)
- 65 43 22 6 55 Eurasian Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus)
- 25 15 10 4 56 Lappet-faced Vulture (Torgos tracheliotus)
- 17 7 10 4 57 White-headed Vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis)
- 22 11 11 2 58 Red-headed Vulture (Sarcogyps calvus)
- 81 2 46 33 8 59 Short-toed Snake-eagle (Circaetus gallicus)
- 3 3 4 60 Beaudouin's Snake-eagle (Circaetus beaudouini)
- 17 14 3 8 61 Black-breasted Snake-eagle (Circaetus pectoralis)
- 11 5 6 8 62 Brown Snake-eagle (Circaetus cinereus)
- 2 2 6 63 Southern Banded Snake-eagle (Circaetus fasciolatus)
- 6 3 3 8 64 Western Banded Snake-eagle (Circaetus cinerascens)
- 41 1 30 10 6 65 Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus)
- 86 3 40 43 8 66 Crested Serpent-eagle (Spilornis cheela)
- 0 6 67 Great Nicobar Serpent-eagle (Spilornis klossi)
- 1 1 4 68 Kinabalu Serpent-eagle (Spilornis kinabaluensis)
- 6 1 1 4 8 69 Sulawesi Serpent-eagle (Spilornis rufipectus)
- 7 1 1 5 8 70 Philippine Serpent-eagle (Spilornis holospilus)
- 8 2 6 6 71 Andaman Serpent-eagle (Spilornis elgini)
- 3 2 1 8 72 Congo Serpent-eagle (Dryotriorchis spectabilis)
- 1 1 3 73 Madagascar Serpent-eagle (Eutriorchis astur)
- 82 25 57 8 74 Western Marsh-harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
- 4 2 2 8 75 African Marsh-harrier (Circus ranivorus)
- 15 5 10 8 76 Eastern Marsh-harrier (Circus spilonotus)
- 12 7 5 8 77 Pacific Marsh-harrier (Circus approximans)
- 1 1 4 78 Madagascar Marsh-harrier (Circus maillardi)
- 12 7 5 8 79 Long-winged Harrier (Circus buffoni)
- 8 5 3 8 80 Spotted Harrier (Circus assimilis)
- 4 2 2 4 81 Black Harrier (Circus maurus)
- 39 18 21 8 82 Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
- 19 1 7 11 8 83 Cinereous Harrier (Circus cinereus)
- 34 27 7 6 84 Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus)
- 5 1 4 8 85 Pied Harrier (Circus melanoleucos)
- 37 21 16 8 86 Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus)
- 26 13 13 8 87 African Harrier-hawk (Polyboroides typus)
- 2 1 1 8 88 Madagascar Harrier-hawk (Polyboroides radiatus)
- 19 6 13 8 89 Lizard Buzzard (Kaupifalco monogrammicus)
- 20 13 7 8 90 Dark Chanting-goshawk (Melierax metabates)
- 11 6 5 8 91 Eastern Chanting-goshawk (Melierax poliopterus)
- 22 14 8 8 92 Pale Chanting-goshawk (Melierax canorus)
- 21 11 10 8 93 Gabar Goshawk (Micronisus gabar)
- 5 2 2 1 8 94 Grey-bellied Goshawk (Accipiter poliogaster)
- 18 11 7 8 95 Crested Goshawk (Accipiter trivirgatus)
- 0 8 96 Sulawesi Goshawk (Accipiter griseiceps)
- 2 2 8 97 Red-chested Goshawk (Accipiter toussenelii)
- 4 2 2 8 98 African Goshawk (Accipiter tachiro)
- 0 8 99 Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk (Accipiter castanilius)
- 78 7 41 30 8 100 Shikra (Accipiter badius)
- 0 4 101 Nicobar Sparrowhawk (Accipiter butleri)
- 5 4 1 8 102 Levant Sparrowhawk (Accipiter brevipes)
- 4 3 1 8 103 Chinese Goshawk (Accipiter soloensis)
- 3 2 1 8 104 Frances's Sparrowhawk (Accipiter francesii)
- 4 1 1 2 8 105 Spot-tailed Goshawk (Accipiter trinotatus)
- 17 1 3 13 8 106 Variable Goshawk (Accipiter novaehollandiae)
- 21 1 7 13 8 107 Australasian Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus)
- 1 1 8 108 Black-mantled Goshawk (Accipiter melanochlamys)
- 5 2 3 8 109 Pied Goshawk (Accipiter albogularis)
- 7 2 5 6 110 New Caledonia Sparrowhawk (Accipiter haplochrous)
- 4 2 2 8 111 Fiji Goshawk (Accipiter rufitorques)
- 0 8 112 Moluccan Goshawk (Accipiter henicogrammus)
- 0 4 113 Slaty-backed Goshawk (Accipiter luteoschistaceus)
- 0 4 114 Imitator Sparrowhawk (Accipiter imitator)
- 2 1 1 8 115 Grey-headed Goshawk (Accipiter poliocephalus)
- 0 4 116 New Britain Goshawk (Accipiter princeps)
- 8 3 5 8 117 Tiny Hawk (Accipiter superciliosus)
- 1 1 6 118 Semi-collared Hawk (Accipiter collaris)
- 4 4 8 119 Red-thighed Sparrowhawk (Accipiter erythropus)
- 11 5 6 8 120 African Little Sparrowhawk (Accipiter minullus)
- 7 2 5 8 121 Japanese Sparrowhawk (Accipiter gularis)
- 22 1 12 9 8 122 Besra (Accipiter virgatus)
- 3 2 1 6 123 Sulawesi Dwarf Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nanus)
- 0 8 124 Rufous-necked Sparrowhawk (Accipiter erythrauchen)
- 9 5 4 8 125 Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus)
- 0 4 126 New Britain Sparrowhawk (Accipiter brachyurus)
- 0 8 127 Vinous-breasted Sparrowhawk (Accipiter rhodogaster)
- 3 2 1 6 128 Madagascar Sparrowhawk (Accipiter madagascariensis)
- 2 2 8 129 Ovambo Sparrowhawk (Accipiter ovampensis)
- 72 2 34 36 8 131 Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
- 3 2 1 8 131 Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk (Accipiter rufiventris)
- 19 1 13 5 8 132 Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
- 6 1 2 3 8 133 Plain-breasted Hawk (Accipiter ventralis)
- 1 1 8 134 White-breasted Hawk (Accipiter chionogaster)
- 1 1 8 135 Rufous-thighed Hawk (Accipiter erythronemius)
- 51 34 17 8 136 Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
- 1 1 3 137 Gundlach's Hawk (Accipiter gundlachi)
- 8 1 3 4 8 138 Bicolored Hawk (Accipiter bicolor)
- 2 2 8 139 Chilean Hawk (Accipiter chilensis)
- 9 4 5 8 140 Black Sparrowhawk (Accipiter melanoleucus)
- 2 1 1 6 141 Henst's Goshawk (Accipiter henstii)
- 41 1 21 19 8 142 Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
- 0 8 143 Meyer's Goshawk (Accipiter meyerianus)
- 0 7 144 Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk (Erythrotriorchis buergersi)
- 8 5 3 4 145 Red Goshawk (Erythrotriorchis radiatus)
- 2 1 1 6 146 Doria's Hawk (Megatriorchis doriae)
- 1 1 8 147 Long-tailed Hawk (Urotriorchis macrourus)
- 11 7 4 8 148 Grasshopper Buzzard (Butastur rufipennis)
- 21 18 3 8 149 White-eyed Buzzard (Butastur teesa)
- 5 2 3 8 150 Rufous-winged Buzzard (Butastur liventer)
- 5 1 3 1 8 151 Grey-faced Buzzard (Butastur indicus)
- 23 1 10 12 8 152 Crane Hawk (Geranospiza caerulescens)
- 3 1 2 6 153 Plumbeous Hawk (Leucopternis plumbea)
- 4 1 2 1 8 154 Slate-colored Hawk (Leucopternis schistacea)
- 4 1 3 8 155 Barred Hawk (Leucopternis princeps)
- 9 2 1 6 8 156 Black-faced Hawk (Leucopternis melanops)
- 2 1 1 8 157 White-browed Hawk (Leucopternis kuhli)
- 4 2 2 4 158 White-necked Hawk (Leucopternis lacernulata)
- 6 5 1 8 159 Semiplumbeous Hawk (Leucopternis semiplumbea)
- 25 1 6 18 8 160 White Hawk (Leucopternis albicollis)
- 5 1 3 1 3 161 Grey-backed Hawk (Leucopternis occidentalis)
- 8 2 4 2 6 162 Mantled Hawk (Leucopternis polionota)
- 15 1 7 7 8 163 Rufous Crab-hawk (Buteogallus aequinoctialis)
- 37 1 20 16 8 164 Common Black Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus)
- 3 2 1 8 165 Mangrove Black Hawk (Buteogallus subtilis)
- 45 2 12 31 8 166 Great Black Hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga)
- 48 2 26 20 8 167 Savanna Hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis)
- 34 1 26 7 8 168 Harris' Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)
- 44 1 22 21 8 169 Black-collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis)
- 54 1 40 13 8 170 Black-chested Buzzard-eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)
- 5 4 1 6 171 Black Solitary Eagle (Harpyhaliaetus solitarius)
- 10 1 3 6 3 172 Crowned Solitary Eagle (Harpyhaliaetus coronatus)
- 31 2 11 18 8 173 Grey Hawk (Buteo nitidus)
- 116 6 55 55 8 174 Roadside Hawk (Buteo magnirostris)
- 36 1 23 12 8 175 Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
- 4 4 2 176 Ridgway's Hawk (Buteo ridgwayi)
- 42 2 22 18 8 177 Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)
- 3 3 8 178 White-rumped Hawk (Buteo leucorrhous)
- 13 6 7 8 179 Short-tailed Hawk (Buteo brachyurus)
- 5 5 8 180 White-throated Hawk (Buteo albigula)
- 31 23 8 8 181 Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
- 20 1 8 11 8 182 White-tailed Hawk (Buteo albicaudatus)
- 10 4 6 4 183 Galapagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis)
- 26 16 10 8 184 Red-backed Hawk (Buteo polyosoma)
- 21 1 11 9 8 185 Zone-tailed Hawk (Buteo albonotatus)
- 8 4 4 8 185 Puna Hawk (Buteo poecilochrous)
- 6 2 4 6 187 Hawaiian Hawk (Buteo solitarius)
- 68 1 49 18 8 188 Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- 3 3 6 189 Rufous-tailed Hawk (Buteo ventralis)
- 108 2 64 42 8 189 Eurasian Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
- 0 4 191 Socotra Buzzard (Buteo socotraensis)
- 3 2 1 8 192 Mountain Buzzard (Buteo oreophilus)
- 45 36 9 8 192 Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)
- 3 2 1 8 193 Madagascar Buzzard (Buteo brachypterus)
- 11 5 6 8 195 Upland Buzzard (Buteo hemilasius)
- 19 9 10 8 196 Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis)
- 38 3 17 18 8 197 Rough-legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus)
- 2 1 1 8 198 Red-necked Buzzard (Buteo auguralis)
- 26 15 11 8 199 Augur Buzzard (Buteo augur)
- 1 1 8 200 Archer's Buzzard (Buteo archeri)
- 9 1 6 2 8 201 Jackal Buzzard (Buteo rufofuscus)
- 6 4 2 6 202 Guiana Crested Eagle (Morphnus guianensis)
- 63 1 23 39 6 203 Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja)
- 2 2 4 204 New Guinea Eagle (Harpyopsis novaeguineae)
- 13 1 1 11 2 205 Great Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi)
- 22 16 6 8 205 Lesser Spotted Eagle (Aquila pomarina)
- 16 8 8 8 206 Indian Black Eagle (Ictinaetus malayensis)
- 31 3 18 10 4 206 Greater Spotted Eagle (Aquila clanga)
- 66 44 22 8 207 Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax)
- 63 2 44 17 8 208 Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis)
- 21 8 13 4 211 Spanish Imperial Eagle (Aquila adalberti)
- 23 18 5 4 212 Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)
- 12 6 6 8 213 Wahlberg's Eagle (Aquila wahlbergi)
- 135 1 40 94 8 213 Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
- 4 3 1 6 214 Gurney's Eagle (Aquila gurneyi)
- 25 1 9 15 8 216 Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax)
- 18 16 2 8 217 Verreaux's Eagle (Aquila verreauxii)
- 43 1 21 21 8 218 Bonelli's Eagle (Hieraaetus fasciatus)
- 5 3 2 8 219 African Hawk-eagle (Hieraaetus spilogaster)
- 35 22 13 8 220 Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)
- 17 7 10 8 221 Little Eagle (Hieraaetus morphnoides)
- 2 2 8 222 Ayres' Hawk-eagle (Hieraaetus ayresii)
- 7 3 4 8 223 Rufous-bellied Eagle (Hieraaetus kienerii)
- 33 20 13 6 224 Martial Eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus)
- 12 1 7 4 8 225 Black-and-white Hawk-eagle (Spizastur melanoleucus)
- 26 13 13 8 226 Long-crested Eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis)
- 2 1 1 8 227 Cassin's Hawk-eagle (Spizaetus africanus)
- 57 37 20 8 228 Changeable Hawk-eagle (Spizaetus cirrhatus)
- 10 6 4 8 229 Mountain Hawk-eagle (Spizaetus nipalensis)
- 5 1 3 1 8 230 Blyth's Hawk-eagle (Spizaetus alboniger)
- 4 4 3 231 Javan Hawk-eagle (Spizaetus bartelsi)
- 5 2 3 8 232 Sulawesi Hawk-eagle (Spizaetus lanceolatus)
- 8 1 1 6 4 233 Philippine Hawk-eagle (Spizaetus philippensis)
- 6 3 3 4 234 Wallace's Hawk-eagle (Spizaetus nanus)
- 12 2 5 5 8 235 Black Hawk-eagle (Spizaetus tyrannus)
- 16 1 8 7 8 236 Ornate Hawk-eagle (Spizaetus ornatus)
- 16 3 7 6 8 237 Crowned Hawk-eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus)
- 3 2 1 6 238 Black-and-chestnut Eagle (Oroaetus isidori)
Family statistics
64 genera, 238 species
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| 64 genera | (100%) |
| 224 species | (94%) |
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